Gonorynchus gonorynchus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Gonorynchiformes |
Family: | Gonorynchidae |
Genus: | Gonorynchus |
Species: | G. gonorynchus |
Binomial name | |
Gonorynchus gonorynchus (Linnaeus, 1766) |
Gonorynchus gonorynchus is a beaked salmon of the family Gonorynchidae, found on temperate continental shelves worldwide. Vernacular names for this fish include mousefish, ratfish, sandfish and sand eel.