A Review of the Australian Endemic Gobiid Fish Genus Chlamydogobius, with Description of Five New Species

Abstract

The Australian endemic gobiid genus Chlamydogobius is reviewed and five new species described as new. One of the new species is estuarine, found in coastal northern Australia; all the other species are restricted to freshwater springs and bores in inland Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Chlamydogobius belongs to the subfamily Gobionellinae and may be most closely related to Pseudogobius, Hemigobius and Mugilogobius. An artificial key to species is given; species are distinguished by morphology and vertebral counts. One of the new species is considered to be endangered and two other new species are vulnerable.