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Species profile—Philypnodon macrostomus (dwarf flathead gudgeon)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) → Eleotridae (gudgeons and sleepers) → Philypnodon macrostomus (dwarf flathead gudgeon)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Family
Eleotridae (gudgeons and sleepers)
Scientific name
Philypnodon macrostomus Hoese & Reader, 2006
Common name
dwarf flathead gudgeon
Type reference
Hoese, D.F. and Reader, S. 2006. Description of a new species of dwarf Philypnodon (Teleostei: Gobioidei: Eleotridae) from south-eastern Australia. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 63(1): 15-19.
WildNet taxon ID
26969
Synonym(s)
Philypnodon species
Philypnodon sp. A
Alternate name(s)
dwarf flat-headed gudgeon
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Dependant Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Marine

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26969.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024