Family Gonorynchidae - Beaked salmons
  Order
:
Gonorynchidae
  Class
:
Teleostei
No. in FishBase
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Genera : 1 | Species : 5 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
  Environment
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Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
  Division
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Marine
  Aquarium
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none
  First Fossil Record
:
upper   Cretaceous    
Ref..   Berg, L.S. 1958
  Remark
:
Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Elongate body. Mouth subterminal. Upper jaw protrusible. Snout pointed, with 1 barbel at the tip. Head and body with ctenoid scales, about 140-170 in lateral line. Dorsal (11-13 rays) and anal (9-10 rays) fins posteriorly placed. Branchiostegal rays 4 or 5. Swim bladder absent. Attains 60 cm maximum length. Gonorhynchus is most primitive teleost with ctenoid scales. Possibly up to 6 species.
  Etymology
:
Greek, gonia (?????) = angle, corner + Greek, rhyngchos (or rhĂșnkhos - ??????) = snout (Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
:
nonguarders
  Typical activity level
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  Main Ref.
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  Coordinator
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  Deep Fin Classification
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Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Otomorpha | Ostariophysi | | Anotophysa | | | | | | | Gonorynchiformes | | | Gonorynchidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Gonorynchidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Gonorynchus gonorynchus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Cyprinus gonorynchus Linnaeus, 1766
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Cobitis gonorynchus (Linnaeus, 1766)
synonymseniornew
! Gonorhynchus gonorhynchus (Linnaeus, 1766)
synonymseniornew
Gonorhynchus gronovii Valenciennes, 1847
synonymjuniororiginal
Gonorhynchus greyi (non Richardson, 1845)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Gonorynchus greyi (Richardson, 1845)
acceptedseniornew
Rynchana greyi Richardson, 1845
synonymseniororiginal
! Gonorhynchus grayi (Richardson, 1845)
synonymseniornew
! Rhynchana greyi Richardson, 1845
synonymseniororiginal
! Rynchana gayi Richardson, 1845
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniororiginal
! Gonorynchus parvimanus Ogilby, 1911
synonymjuniororiginal
Gonorynchus abbreviatus Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Gonorrynchus forsteri Ogilby, 1911
synonymseniororiginal
Gonorynchus moseleyi Jordan & Snyder, 1923
acceptedseniororiginal
! Gonorhynchus moseleyi Jordan & Snyder, 1923
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