A review of the Glossogobius giuris complex in Australia, with wider discussion on nomenclature and possible synonymies
Author
Hoese, Douglass F.
Australian Museum, 1 William St., Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
Author
Hammer, Michael P.
0000-0002-0981-4647
Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, PO Box 4646 Darwin, Northern Territory 0801, Australia. michael. hammer @ magnt. net. au; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0981 - 4647
michael.hammer@magnt.net.au
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Zootaxa
2021
2021-05-19
4974
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TABLE 1. Pectoral ray counts for various populations of Glossogobius giuris complex and extant types examined. Variances only given for populations used in Analysis of Variance| Species/Region | River System or Country | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | N | Mean | Variance |
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| Glosogobius giuris |
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| Western Australia | Ashburton River | – | – | – | 14 | 26 | – | – | – | 40 | 18.7 | 0.23 |
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| Fortescue | – | – | – | 7 | 46 | 8 | – | – | 61 | 19.0 | 0.25 |
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| Maitland | – | – | 2 | 10 | 20 | – | – | – | 32 | 18.6 | 0.38 |
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| Fitzroy | – | – | 11 | 39 | 15 | – | – | – | 65 | 18.1 | 0.40 |
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| Isdell River | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 19.3 | |
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| King Edward | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 19.0 | |
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| Worriga, Carson | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | 9 | 18.6 | |
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| Orchid, Carson | – | – | – | 2 | 26 | 4 | – | – | 32 | 19.1 | 0.19 |
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| Drysdale | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 20 | 1 | – | 34 | 19.6 | 0.37 |
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| Durak | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 18.5 | |
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| Ord | 1 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 9 | – | – | – | 48 | 17.8 | 0.73 |
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| Northern Territory | Victoria | – | 1 | 9 | 35 | 8 | – | – | – | 53 | 17.9 | 0.40 |
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| Fitzmaurice | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 17.9 | |
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| Daly | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 13 | 18.5 | |
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| Totals Australia | | 2 | 2 | 37 | 152 | 178 | 36 | 1 | – | 408 | 18.6 | |
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| South Africa | | – | – | – | – | 7 | 3 | – | – | 10 | 19.3 | |
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| Bangladesh | | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | 21.1 | |
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| Madagascar | | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | | |
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| India | | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 6 | | |
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| Glossogobius laticeps | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Queensland | | – | – | – | – | 18 | 19 | – | – | 37 | 19.5 | 0.25 |
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| Northern Territory | | – | – | – | – | 9 | 8 | – | – | 17 | 19.5 | |
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| New Guinea | | – | – | – | – | 7 | 16 | 1 | – | 24 | 19.8 | 0.27 |
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| G. cf laticeps | | | | | | 3 | 7 | 2 | – | 12 | 19.9 | |
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| Gobius spectabilis | holotype | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | | |
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| Gobius catebus | syntype MNHN 7199 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | | |
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| Gobius catebus | syntype MNHN A.1390 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | | |
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| Gobius catebus | syntypes MNHN A.1907 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | | |
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| Gobius catebus | syntype ZMB 2065 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | | |
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| Gobius russelii | holotype | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | | |
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