Batrachomoeus trispinosus

Batrachomoeus trispinosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Batrachoidiformes
Family:Batrachoididae
Genus:Batrachomoeus
Species: B. trispinosus
Binomial name
Batrachomoeus trispinosus
(Günther, 1861)
Synonyms[1]
  • Batrachus trispinosus Günther, 1861
  • Halophryne trispinosus (Günther, 1861)
  • Batrachomoeus broadbenti Ogilby, 1908
  • Pseudobatrachus eugeneius Fowler, 1937

Batrachomoeus trispinosus, the three-spined frogfish or Broadbent's frogfish, is a species of Indo-Pacific toadfish, from the largely Old World subfamily, Halophryninae, of the family Batrachoididae. It is the type species of the genus Batrachomoeus.[2]

B. trispinosus is a tropical species which can be found in a variety of habitats including intertidal flats near mangroves, estuaries, and reefs down to depths of 68 metres (223 ft).[3] It is distributed in the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans from Thailand to the Arafura Sea between northern Australia and New Guinea, it is found in the Mekong Delta.[1] The alternative common name and the synonym Batrachomoeus broadbenti were coined by Ogilby in honour of the Australian explorer and collector of Australian and New Guinea specimens, Kendall Broadbent.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Batrachomoeus trispinosus" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  2. ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Batrachomoeus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Bray, D.J. (2017). "Batrachomoeus trispinosus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ↑ J.D. Ogilby (1908). "Revision of the Batrachoididae of Queensland". Annals of the Queensland Museum. 9 (2): 43–57.
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