A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF GOBY FROM THE SWAN-AVON ESTUARY, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, WITH A REDESCRIPTION OF THE GENUS FAVONIGOBIUS WHITLEY, 1930

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A new genus of gobiid. Papillogobius, is described from specimens collected In the Swan-Avon Estuary, south-western Australia. The genus Favonigobius Whitley. 1930. is redescribed. The type species of the two genera. Papillogobius puncattus sp. novo and Favonigobius lateralis (Macleay, 1881), are described and redescribed respectively. Favonigobius exquisitus. Favonigobius melanobranchus and Favonigobius reiehei are placed in the new genus on the basis of several shared osteological and morphological characters. The characters used to distinguish the new genus from allied genera are also discussed.