Siphonognathus

Siphonognathus is a genus of ray-finned fishes, weed whitings in the family Odacidae which are endemic to Southern Australian coastal waters.[1] These fish are characterized by their extremely elongate bodies and live primarily in seagrass beds.

Siphonognathus
Siphonognathus argyrophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Odacidae
Genus: Siphonognathus
J. Richardson, 1858
Type species
Siphonognathus argyrophanes
J. Richardson, 1858
Synonyms
  • Sheardichthys Whitley, 1947
  • Parodax J. K. Scott, 1976

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Siphonognathus argyrophanes J. Richardson, 1858 (Tubemouth)
  • Siphonognathus attenuatus (J. D. Ogilby, 1897) (Slender weed whiting)
  • Siphonognathus beddomei (R. M. Johnston, 1885) (Pencil weed whiting)
  • Siphonognathus caninis (J. K. Scott, 1976) (Sharpnose weed whiting)
  • Siphonognathus radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (Long-rayed weed whiting)
  • Siphonognathus tanyourus M. F. Gomon & Paxton, 1986 (Longtail weed whiting)

Although Fishbase places all six of these species in the genus Siphonognathus,[1] the Catalog of Fishes places S. attentuatus, S. beddomei, S .radiatus and S.tanyourus in the separate genus Sheardichthys and places S. caninis on the monospecific genus Parodax, leaving Siphonognathus as a monospecific genus containing only S. argyrophanes.[2]

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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Siphonognathus in FishBase. August 2019 version.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Siphonognathus species". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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