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Opsanus
Sign in to saveOpsanus is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It currently has six recognised species, with the latest one described in 2005.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderBatrachoidiformes
- FamilyBatrachoididae
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- Specimen records
- 260
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- 7
- Family
- Batrachoididae
- Collections
- CUMV, ECOSUR, USNM, ROM, UF
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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- Batrachoidinae
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- Opsanus tau1.jpg
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Opsanus is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It currently has six recognised species, with the latest one described in 2005.
==Species== The recognized species in this genus are: Opsanus beta (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1880) (Gulf toadfish) Opsanus brasiliensis Rotundo, Spinelli & Zavala-Camin, 2005 (considered by some sources to be a junior synonym of O. tau) Opsanus dichrostomus Collette, 2001 (bicolor toadfish) Opsanus pardus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1880) (leopard toadfish) Opsanus phobetron Walters & C. R. Robins, 1961 (scarecrow toadfish) Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766) (oyster toadfish) The earliest fossil remains of Opsanus are from the early-to-mid Miocene-aged Choptank Formation of Maryland, US.
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