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Zootaxa. 2021 May 19;4974(1):79115. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4974.1.3.
Two species that had previously been referred to as Glossogobius giuris from Australia are redescribed and tentatively treated as Glossogobius giuris and Glossogobius laticeps. The two species are largely allopatric in Australia with G. laticeps found on the east coast of Queensland and some rivers of the Northern Territory, while G. giuris is distributed from the Northern Territory to rivers of the west coast of Western Australia. The two species are known to be genetically distinct and with some differences in colour patterns. Morphological features separating the species are minor and there is considerable overlap in many of the characters separating them. High variation in the Hammersley Ranges and Kimberley region of Western Australia further complicates separation of the species. The status of the Glossogobius giuris group from India is discussed as a key area to resolving an overall "giuris" species complex. Information is provided on the current identity of a number of species that had previously been considered synonyms of Glossogobius giuris. Extant types and difficulties assigning the types of known species are also discussed. A key is provided to aid identification of Australian species of Glossogobius.
两种先前被归类为澳大利亚 Glossogobius giuris 的物种被重新描述，并暂定为 Glossogobius giuris 和 Glossogobius laticeps。这两个物种在澳大利亚的分布范围基本是不同的，G. laticeps 分布在昆士兰州东海岸和北领地的一些河流中，而 G. giuris 分布在北领地到西澳大利亚西海岸的河流中。这两个物种在基因上是不同的，并且在颜色模式上也有一些差异。分离这些物种的形态特征很小，而且它们之间的许多特征都有很大的重叠。西澳大利亚州的哈默斯利山脉和金伯利地区的高度变异进一步使物种的分离复杂化。印度 Glossogobius giuris 组的地位被讨论为解决整体“giuris”物种复合体的关键区域。提供了关于先前被认为是 Glossogobius giuris 同义词的许多物种的当前身份的信息。还讨论了现存的类型和分配已知物种类型的困难。提供了一个关键，以帮助识别澳大利亚 Glossogobius 物种。
