- Beaked salmon
image_width = 200px
image_caption = "Gonorynchus greyi "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Gonorynchiformes
familia = Gonorynchidae
genus = "Gonorynchus"
genus_authority = Scopoli ex Gronow, 1777
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = See text.The beaked salmon (also beaked sandfish) are a type of long thingonorynchiform ray-finned fish that live on sandy bottoms nearshoreline s. The approximately five knownspecies are all in the singlegenus "Gonorynchus" (sometimes spelled "Gonorhynchus") of the family Gonorynchidae (sometimes spelled Gonorhynchidae). All have a distinctive angular snout (hence the name) that the fish use to dig themselves into the sand.The most widespread species is "
Gonorynchus gonorynchus ", found in scattered locations worldwide. It can reach up to 60 cm (24 in) in length. It is anocturnal fish, feeding oninvertebrate s at night and burrowing into sand or mud during the day.Beaked salmons are fished commercially in some areas. The flesh of "
Gonorynchus greyi ", found aroundAustralia andNew Zealand , is reported to be "firm and of good flavor". [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=12749&genusname=Gonorynchus&speciesname=greyi]pecies
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Gonorynchus abbreviatus " Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
* "Gonorynchus forsteri " Ogilby, 1911
* "Gonorynchus gonorynchus " (Linnaeus, 1766)
* "Gonorynchus greyi " (Richardson, 1845)
* "Gonorynchus moseleyi " Jordan & Snyder, 1923References
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