''Euristhmus'' is a
genus of
eeltail catfishes native to the eastern
Indian-western
Pacific Oceans around
Australia
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,
New Guinea and
Indonesia.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Euristhmus lepturus''
( Günther, 1864) (Long-tailed catfish)
* ''
Euristhmus microceps
''Euristhmus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to the eastern Indian Ocean, Indian-western Pacific Oceans around Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''Euristhmus leptur ...
''
(Richardson
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* Richardson, Australian Cap ...
, 1845) (Smallhead catfish)
* ''
Euristhmus microphthalmus''
Murdy & Ferraris
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, 2006
* ''
Euristhmus nudiceps
''Euristhmus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to the eastern Indian-western Pacific Oceans around Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* '' Euristhmus lepturus'' ( Günth ...
''
( Günther, 1880) (Naked-headed catfish)
* ''
Euristhmus sandrae
''Euristhmus'' is a genus of eeltail catfishes native to the eastern Indian-western Pacific Oceans around Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* '' Euristhmus lepturus'' ( Günth ...
''
Murdy & Ferraris
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, 2006
''E. lepturus'' is known from
Exmouth Gulf
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,
Western Australia to
Sydney
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, New South Wales, and
New Guinea, in freshwater, estuarine
and near-shore marine habitats. ''E. microcep''s originates from Shark Bay to Broome, Western Australia, Broome, Western Australia, in near-shore habitats over soft bottoms. ''E. nudiceps'' inhabits near-shore habitats over soft bottoms of Shark Bay, Western Australia to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, and New Guinea.
''E. nudiceps'' is found along coastlines and in estuaries, including freshwater reaches.
[
''Euristhmus'' species grow to about fish measurement, TL.]
References
Plotosidae
Fish of Australia
Fish of New Guinea
Fish of Indonesia
Marine fish genera
Catfish genera
Taxa named by James Douglas Ogilby
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