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Philypnodon

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Philypnodon
Philypnodon grandiceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Eleotridae
Genus: Philypnodon
Bleeker, 1874
Type species
Eleotris nudiceps

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

Species

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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.