Phallostethinae is a

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of fishes, one of two subfamilies in the

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Phallostethidae, the priapiumfishes. The species in this subfamily are characterised mainly by having highly protrusible jaws. The genus ''Neostethus'' appears to be the sister taxon to the other two genera in the subfamily. The species in the Phallostethinae are found in south-east Asia, the Malay Archipelago and the Philippines.

Genera

The following three genera are classified in the subfamily Phallostethinae: * ''

Neostethus ''Neostethus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae, native to freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia, with the majority of the species restricted to the Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of ...

'' Regan, 1916 * ''

Phallostethus ''Phallostethus'' is a small genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae native to freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia. Species The currently recognized species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organ ...

'' Regan, 1913 * ''

Phenacostethus ''Phenacostethus'' is a genus of fishes in the family Phallostethidae found in freshwater and brackish habitats in southeast Asia Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region ...

'' Myers, 1928

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q65562137 Phallostethidae Fish subfamilies