Euristhmus sandrae Murdy & Ferraris 2006
Sandra's Catfish, Euristhmus sandrae. Source: Sue Morrison / Western Australian Museum. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A uniform brown, grey, tan, or whitish eeltail catfish with elongate first dorsal-fin rays, and eight branched pectoral-fin rays.
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Euristhmus sandrae in Fishes of Australia, accessed 30 Nov 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3303
Euristhmus sandrae Murdy & Ferraris 2006
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Distribution |
Endemic to northwestern Western Australia, known from Exmouth Gulf and south of Rowley Shoals. |
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Etymology |
The specific name sandrae, honours Sandra J. Raredon of the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, U.S.A., who contributed greatly to this study and others undertaken by the authors. |
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Species Citation |
Euristhmus sandrae Murdy & Ferraris 2006, The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 22: 88, figs 2E, 10. Type locality Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia, depth 9 m [21°42'S, 114°48'E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Resources |
Euristhmus sandrae Murdy & Ferraris 2006
References
Ferraris, C.J. 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types. Zootaxa 1418: 1–628
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
