Philypnodon

Philypnodon
Philypnodon grandiceps
Scientific classification
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]

• Philypnodon grandiceps (J. L. G. Krefft, 1864) (flathead gudgeon)
• Philypnodon macrostomus Hoese & Reader, 2006 (dwarf flathead gudgeon)

References

1. Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (1 March 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 March 2016.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Philypnodon". 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. S2CID   85865731. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2015-04-11.