Halophryne

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]

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

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)

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 Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Halophryne in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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