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Batrachomoeus

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Batrachomoeus

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Batrachomoeus is a genus of toadfishes.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderBatrachoidiformes
  5. FamilyBatrachoididae
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded1,283

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
28
With media
1
Family
Batrachoididae
Collections
UWFC, NMV, CAS, WAM, USNM, UMMZ
Recorded in
Kuwait, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia

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Encyclopedic overview

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Batrachomoeus is a genus of toadfishes.

==Species== The recognized species in this genus are: 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)

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