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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Odacidae Cales and weed-whitings

Genus: Siphonognathus

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Siphonognathus argyrophanes
[Tubemouth]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Siphonognathus attenuatus (Ogilby, 1897)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Siphonognathus attenuatus
[Slender weed whiting]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Siphonognathus beddomei
[Pencil weed whiting]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Siphonognathus caninis
[Sharpnose weed whiting]

Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Siphonognathus radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo by Good, P.
 
Siphonognathus radiatus
[Long-rayed weed whiting]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Siphonognathus tanyourus
[Longtail weed whiting]
6 Species of Family Odacidae with Genus Siphonognathus
(Cales and weed-whitings)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1858 Siphonognathus argyrophanes Tubemouth Eastern Indian Ocean 40 SL
1897 Siphonognathus attenuatus Slender weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 12 SL
1885 Siphonognathus beddomei Pencil weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 12 SL
1976 Siphonognathus caninis Sharpnose weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 10 SL
1834 Siphonognathus radiatus Long-rayed weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 18 SL
1986 Siphonognathus tanyourus Longtail weed whiting Eastern Indian Ocean 11 SL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013