Batrachoididae
Porichthys notatus Girard, 1854
Porichthys notatus Girard, 1854
Porichthys notatus (plainfin midshipman) is a large North American Pacific toadfish with two male breeding morphs and distinct photophore placement.
Porichthys plectrodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Porichthys plectrodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Atlantic midshipman (Porichthys plectrodon) is a toadfish species in the family Batrachoididae.
Aphos porosus (Valenciennes, 1837)
Aphos porosus (Valenciennes, 1837)
The banded toadfish (Aphos porosus) is a monotypic toadfish species found along South America's Pacific coast, that lacks photophores.
Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766)
Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766)
Opsanus tau, the oyster toadfish, is a Northwest Atlantic fish famous for being studied in a 1998 NASA space mission.
Opsanus beta (Goode & Bean, 1880)
Opsanus beta (Goode & Bean, 1880)
Opsanus beta, the Gulf toadfish, is a mottled robust fish found in shallow inshore waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
Sanopus splendidus Collette, Starck & Phillips, 1974
Sanopus splendidus Collette, Starck & Phillips, 1974
Sanopus splendidus, the splendid toadfish, is a vibrantly colored reef toadfish found from Cancun to Honduras, known for its audible buzzing mating call.
Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Halobatrachus didactylus, the Lusitanian toadfish, is a northeastern Atlantic/Mediterranean toadfish of minor commercial importance.
Batrachomoeus dubius (White, 1790)
Batrachomoeus dubius (White, 1790)
Batrachomoeus dubius (eastern frogfish) is a reef fish with a distinct fleshy mouth beard, found off Australia’s eastern coast.
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