''Philypnodon'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 t ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only 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 foun ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

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 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 H ...

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

References

Eleotridae Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Eleotridae-stub