Glossanodon

Glossanodon is a genus of fishes in the family Argentinidae.

Extant species

There are currently 15 recognized extant species in this genus:

Glossanodon australis Kobyliansky, 1998
Glossanodon danieli Parin & Shcherbachev, 1982
Glossanodon elongatus Kobyliansky, 1998
Glossanodon kotakamaru Endo & Nashida, 2010
Glossanodon leioglossus
Glossanodon lineatus
Glossanodon melanomanus Kobyliansky, 1998
Glossanodon microcephalus Endo & Nashida, 2012
Glossanodon mildredae Daniel [Morris Cohen|Cohen] & Atsaides, 1969
Glossanodon nazca Parin & Shcherbachev, 1982
Glossanodon polli Cohen, 1958
Glossanodon pseudolineatus Kobyliansky, 1998
Glossanodon pygmaeus Cohen, 1958
Glossanodon semifasciatus
Glossanodon struhsakeri Cohen, 1970

Fossil species

From the fossil record, two species are known, originally described as Proargentina inclinata and P. nebulosa from the Early Oligocene and Early Eocene Dabakhana [Svita Formation] of Georgia respectively. Jerzmanska assigned Proargentina synonymous with Glossanodon in 1968.