Philypnodon
| Philypnodon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Eleotridae |
| Genus: | Philypnodon Bleeker, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| Eleotris nudiceps Castelnau, 1872[1] | |
Philypnodon is a genus of sleeper gobies 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]
- Philypnodon grandiceps (J. L. G. Krefft, 1864) (flathead gudgeon)
- Philypnodon macrostomus Hoese & Reader, 2006 (dwarf flathead gudgeon)
References
- 1 2 Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (1 March 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2016). Species of Philypnodon in FishBase. January 2016 version.
- ↑ 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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