''Bathygobius meggitti'' is a species of Goby fish, also known as Meggitt's goby, Meggitt's frillgoby, or the brownlined goby, in the ''

Bathygobius ''Bathygobius'' is a circumtropical genus of fish in the family Gobiidae. Abstract Species There are currently 29 recognized species in this genus: * '' Bathygobius aeolosoma'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1889) * '' Bathygobius albopunctatus'' (Valencienne ...

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Gobiidae Gobiidae or gobies is a family of bony fish in the order Gobiiformes, one of the largest fish families comprising more than 2,000 species in more than 200 genera. Most of gobiid fish are relatively small, typically less than in length, and the ...

family. It is native to Australia and can be found in rocky pools in intertidal zones and rocky shores, along the country's northern coastline.

Description

''B. meggitti'' has seven dorsal spines, eight dorsal soft rays, one anal spine, and eight anal soft rays. The maximum length is . The male is mostly yellowish grey, but with white and dull orange spots.

Synonym

It was originally named ''Ctenogobius meggitti'' but was later moved to the ''Bathygobius'' genus.

References

*Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441) meggitti Taxa named by Sunder Lal Hora Fish described in 1936 Fish of Australia {{Gobiidae-stub