Batrachomoeus is a genus of toadfishes.
| Batrachomoeus | |
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| Three-spined Frogfish (Batrachomoeus trispinosus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
| Genus: | Batrachomoeus Ogilby, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Batrachomoeus broadbenti Ogilby, 1908[1]
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Species
editThe recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Batrachomoeus dahli (Rendahl (de), 1922) (Dahl's frogfish)
- Batrachomoeus dubius (J. White, 1790) (eastern frogfish)
- Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins, 1976 (western frogfish)
- Batrachomoeus rubricephalus Hutchins, 1976 (pinkhead frogfish)
- Batrachomoeus trispinosus (Günther, 1861) (three-spined frogfish)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Batrachomoeus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Batrachomoeus". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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