- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- SILURIFORMES
- PLOTOSIDAE
- Euristhmus
- microphthalmus
Smalleye Catfish, Euristhmus microphthalmus Murdy & Ferraris 2006
Euristhmus microphthalmus. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A slender eel-tailed catfish with a small eye.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2018, Euristhmus microphthalmus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 13 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3302
Smalleye Catfish, Euristhmus microphthalmus Murdy & Ferraris 2006
More Info
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Distribution |
Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Western Australia, to Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory. Elsewhere the species occurs in West Papua, Indonesia. Inhabits inshore soft bottom areas. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from other species of Euristhmus in having a small eye, length is less than 13% of head length. E. microphthalmus also has the greatest ratio between head width and head length, and the least ratio between eye length and preanal length. |
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Etymology |
The specific name microphthalmus is from the Greek micro, small, and ophthalmus, eye, in reference to the small eye of this species in comparison to other members of the genus Euristhmus. |
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Species Citation |
Euristhmus microphthalmus Murdy & Ferraris 2006, The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 22: 84, figs 1A, 2C, 4, 7. Type locality: Woods Inlet, Darwin Harbour, NT [12°30'S, 130°45'E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
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Resources |
Smalleye Catfish, Euristhmus microphthalmus Murdy & Ferraris 2006
References
Murdy, E.O. & Ferraris, C.J., Jr 2006. A revision of the marine eel-tailed catfish genus Euristhmus (Teleostei: Siluriformes: Plotosidae). The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 22: 77-90
