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 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.