Bathygobius meggitti

{{Speciesbox

| status = LC

| status_system=IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Larson, H. |year=2019 |title=Bathygobius meggitti |page=e.T193220A2210763 |doi= |access-date=21 March 2024}}

| image = Bathygobius meggitti.jpg|

| genus = Bathygobius

| species = meggitti

| authority = (Hora & Mukerji, 1936)

| synonyms=

{{Species list

| Bathygobius blancoi | Roxas & Ablan, 1940

| Ctenogobius meggitti | Hora & Mukerji, 1936

}}

| synonyms_ref = {{cite WoRMS |title=Bathygobius meggitti |id=277630 |access-date=21 March 2024}}

}}

Bathygobius meggitti is a species of Goby fish, also known as Meggitt's goby, Meggitt's frillgoby, or the brownlined goby, in the Bathygobius genus and Gobiidae family.{{FishBase |genus=Bathygobius |species=meggitti |id=46431 |month=March |year=2024 }}{{cite web | url=https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2915 | title=Bathygobius meggitti|website=Fishes of Australia }} It is native to Australia and can be found in rocky pools in intertidal zones and rocky shores, along the country's northern coastline.{{cite web | url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bf65b243-e134-4cc8-bf71-e9cb7532bd64 | title=Species: Bathygobius meggitti (Meggitt's Frillgoby) }}

Description

B. meggitti has seven dorsal spines, eight dorsal soft rays, one anal spine, and eight anal soft rays. The maximum length is {{cvt|6|cm}}. 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.

Bathygobius meggitti

Description

Synonym

References

Further reading