Philypnodon

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Philypnodon
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Philypnodon grandiceps
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Philypnodon
Bleeker, 1874
Type species
Eleotris nudiceps
Castelnau, 1872[1]

Philypnodon is a genus of fishes in the family Eleotridae endemic to Australia and the coastal waters around it.

Species[]

Two species in this genus are recognized,[1][2] though molecular studies indicate another undescribed species similar to the dwarf flathead gudgeon from the Lang Lang River in Victoria.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (1 March 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 March 2016.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Philypnodon in FishBase. January 2016 version.
  3. ^ Thacker, Christine E.; Unmack, Peter J.; Matsui, Lauren; Duong Phil; Huang, Eric (2008). "Phylogeography of Philypnodon species (Teleostei: Eleotridae) across south-eastern Australia: testing patterns of connectivity across drainage divides and among coastal rivers" (PDF). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 95: 175–92. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01000.x.


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