Thalassophryninae
Thalassophryninae is a subfamily of toadfish in the family Batrachoididae. The species in the subfamily are characterised by the possession of two dorsal fin spines, a lack of subopercular spines, with the dorsal and opercular spines being hollow and have venom glands at their base. They do not have canine teeth.[2]
| Thalassophryninae | |
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| Daector reticulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Thalassophryninae Miranda Ribeiro, 1915[1] |
Genera
There are two genera in the Thalassophryninae:[3]
- Daector Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- Thalassophryne Günther, 1861
References
- Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230.
- David W. Greenfield; Richard Winterbottom & Bruce Baden Collette (2008). "Review of the toadfish genera (Teleostei: Batrachoididae)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 4. 59 (15): 665–710.
- Bailly N, ed. (2015). "Thalassophryninae Miranda Ribeiro, 1915". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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