Halophryne

Halophryne is a genus of toadfishes found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Halophryne
Halophryne diemensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Subfamily: Halophryninae
Genus: Halophryne
Gill, 1863
Type species
Batrachoides diemensis
Lesueur, 1824[1]

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Halophryne diemensis (Lesueur, 1824) (Banded frogfish)
  • Halophryne hutchinsi D. W. Greenfield, 1998
  • Halophryne ocellatus Hutchins, 1974 (Ocellate frogfish)
  • Halophryne queenslandiae (De Vis, 1882) (Sculptured frogfish)
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References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Halophryne". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Halophryne in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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