Gonorynchus - Beaked Salmons

Classification

Genus: Gonorynchus - Beaked Salmons

Description

Gonorynchus is a genus of long thin gonorynchiform ray-finned fish, commonly called beaked salmon or beaked sandfish that live on sandy bottoms near shorelines. There are five known extant species which are placed in this genus. All have a distinctive angular snout (hence the name) that the fish use to dig themselves into the sand.

Species