Allenbatrachus
| Allenbatrachus | |
|---|---|
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| Allenbatrachus grunniens | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
| Genus: | Allenbatrachus D. W. Greenfield, 1997 |
| Type species | |
| Cottus grunniens | |
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][3]
Species
[edit]The recognized species in this genus are:[4]
- Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758) (grunting toadfish)
- Allenbatrachus meridionalis D. W. Greenfield & W. L. Smith, 2004
- Allenbatrachus reticulatus (Steindachner, 1870)
References
[edit]- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (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. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ↑ Greenfield, David (1997). "Allenbatrachus, A New Genus of Indo-Pacific Toadfish (Batrachoididae)". Pacific Science. 51 (3).
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Allenbatrachus". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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