Philypnodon Explained

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, though molecular studies indicate another undescribed species similar to the dwarf flathead gudgeon from the Lang Lang River in Victoria.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. 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. 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01000.x. 85865731 .