Eubalichthys Explained

Eubalichthys is a genus of filefishes found in the eastern Indian Ocean waters around Australia.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Eubalichthys bucephalus Whitley, 1931 (Black reef leatherjacket)
• Eubalichthys caeruleoguttatus Hutchins, 1977 (Blue-spotted leatherjacket)
• Eubalichthys cyanoura Hutchins, 1987 (Bluetail leatherjacket)
• Eubalichthys gunnii Günther, 1870 (Gunn's leatherjacket)
• Eubalichthys mosaicus E. P. Ramsay & J. D. Ogilby, 1886 (Mosaic leatherjacket)
• Eubalichthys quadrispinis Hutchins, 1977 (Four-spined leatherjacket)

Notes and References

1. Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.