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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.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderBatrachoidiformes
  5. FamilyBatrachoididae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded243

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
Family
Batrachoididae
Collections
CAS, FMNH, ANSP
Recorded in
Saudi Arabia, Malaysia

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Batrachoidinae
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Batrachus grunniens Ford 59.jpg
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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.

==Species== The recognized species in this genus are: Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758) (grunting toadfish) Allenbatrachus meridionalis D. W. Greenfield & W. L. Smith, 2004 Allenbatrachus reticulatus (Steindachner, 1870)

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