Euristhmus

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Euristhmus
Euristhmus microceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Siluriformes Family: Plotosidae Genus: Euristhmus Ogilby, 1899
Type species
Plotosus elongatus Castelnau, 1878
Binomial name
Euristhmus lepturus (Günther, 1864) Euristhmus microceps (Richardson, 1845) Euristhmus nudiceps (Günther, 1880)
Synonyms
Exilichthys Whitley, 1933

Euristhmus is a genus of catfishes (order Siluriformes) of the family Plotosidae. It includes three species, the longtail catfish (E. lepturus), the smallhead catfish (E. microceps), and the nakedhead catfish (E. nudiceps).^[1][2][3][4]

E. lepturus is known from Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia to Sydney, New South Wales, and New Guinea, in freshwater, estuarine and near-shore marine habitats. E. microceps originates from Shark Bay to 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.^[1] E. nudiceps is found along coastlines and in estuaries, including freshwater reaches.^[5]

Euristhmus species grow to about 33.0–46.0 centimetres (13.0–18.1 in) TL.^[6][5]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ferraris, Carl J., Jr. (2007). "Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil (Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary types" (PDF). Zootaxa 1418: 1–628. 
2. ^ Longtail catfish. Fish.gov.au. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
3. ^ Smallhead catfish. Fish.gov.au. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
4. ^ Nakedhead catfish. Fish.gov.au. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
5. ^ ^{a b} "Euristhmus nudiceps". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
6. ^ "Euristhmus lepturus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. Aug 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.