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Philypnodon

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Eleotridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Philypnodon macrostomus, Hypseleotris klunzingeri, Gobiomorphus, Hypseleotris, Australian smelt

Philypnodon is a genus of sleeper gobies 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.

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

    • References

    Philypnodon Wikipedia
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