''Philypnodon'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of fishes in the family

Eleotridae Eleotridae is a family of fish commonly known as sleeper gobies, with about 34 genera and 180 species. Most species are found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region, but there are also species in subtropical and temperate regions, warmer parts of th ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

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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 The Lang Lang River is a perennial river of the Western Port catchment, located in the West Gippsland region of the Australian state of Victoria. Location and features The Lang Lang River rises in the Strzelecki Ranges in the East Poowong valle ...

in Victoria. * ''

Philypnodon grandiceps The flathead gudgeon (''Philypnodon grandiceps'') is a species of fish in the family Eleotridae endemic to eastern Australia. Taxonomy Gerard Krefft described the flathead gudgeon in 1864 as ''Eleotris grandiceps'', recording it from the Upper ...

'' ( J. L. G. Krefft, 1864) (flathead gudgeon) * ''

Philypnodon macrostomus The dwarf flathead gudgeon (''Philypnodon macrostomus'') is a species of sleeper goby endemic to eastern Australia. Taxonomy The existence of a second smaller species related to the flathead gudgeon (''Philypnodon grandiceps'') had been strongl ...

'' Hoese &

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, 2006 (dwarf flathead gudgeon)

References

Eleotridae Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Eleotridae-stub