Allenbatrachus
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]
| Allenbatrachus | |
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| Allenbatrachus grunniens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
| Genus: | Allenbatrachus D. W. Greenfield, 1997 |
| Type species | |
| Cottus grunniens | |
Species
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)
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References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Allenbatrachus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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