Allenbatrachus
Appearance
Allenbatrachus | |
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Allenbatrachus grunniens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
Family: | Batrachoididae |
Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
Genus: | Allenbatrachus D. W. Greenfield, 1997 |
Type species | |
Cottus grunniens |
Allenbatrachus is a genus of toadfishes found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The generic name honours the Humboldt State University ichthyologist George Allen (1923-2011), who introduced David Greenfield, who coined the name, to ichthyology.[2]
Species
[edit]The recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758) (grunting toadfish)
- Allenbatrachus meridionalis D. W. Greenfield & W. L. Smith, 2004
- Allenbatrachus reticulatus (Steindachner, 1870)
References
[edit]- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Allenbatrachus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (26 July 2017). "Order BATRACHOIDIFORMES (Toadfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Allenbatrachus". FishBase. April 2012 version.