Biology:Philypnodon

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Philypnodon
FMIB 45730 Philypnodon grandiceps.jpeg
Philypnodon grandiceps
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
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. 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (1 March 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=9375. Retrieved 22 March 2016. 
  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". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 95: 175–92. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01000.x. http://www.nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/ichthyology/pdf/Thackeretal2008BJLS.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2407624 entry