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Toadfishes, Midshipman Fishes Species Porichthys FAMILY Batrachoididae Jordan, 1896 (1835) - toadfishes SUBFAMILY Porichthyinae Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 - toadfishes [=Porichthyidae] GENUS Aphos Hubbs & Schultz, 1939 - toadfishes Species Aphos porosus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) - banded toadfish [=afuerae, chilensis] GENUS Porichthys Girard, 1854 - toadfishes, midshipman fishes [=Nautopaedium] Species Porichthys analis Hubbs & Schultz, 1939 - darkedge midshipman Species Porichthys bathoiketes Gilbert, 1968 - Gilbert's Caribbean midshipman fish Species Porichthys ephippiatus Walker & Rosenblatt, 1988 - saddle midshipman Species Porichthys greenei Gilbert & Starks, 1904 - Greene's midshipman Species Porichthys kymosemeum Gilbert, 1968 - kymosemeum midshipman fish Species Porichthys margaritatus (Richardson, 1844) - daisy midshipman [=nautopaedium] Species Porichthys mimeticus Walker & Rosenblatt, 1988 - mimetic midshipman Species Porichthys myriaster Hubbs & Schultz, 1939 - specklefin midshipman Species Porichthys notatus Girard, 1854 - plainfin midshipman Species Porichthys oculellus Walker & Rosenblatt, 1988 - smalleye midshipman Species Porichthys oculofrenum Gilbert, 1968 - oculofrenum midshipman fish Species Porichthys pauciradiatus Caldwell & Caldwell, 1963 - Caledonia Bay midshipman fish Species Porichthys plectrodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 - Atlantic midshipman Species Porichthys porosissimus (Cuvier, 1829) - porosissimu midshipman fish SUBFAMILY Thalassophryninae Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 - toadfishes [=Thalassophrynidae] GENUS Daector Jordan & Evermann, 1898 - toadfishes Species Daector dowi (Jordan & Gilbert, 1887) - Dow's toadfish [=depressa] Species Daector gerringi (Rendahl, 1941) - Gerring's toadfish Species Daector quadrizonatus (Eigenmann, 1922) - Truando toadfish Species Daector reticulata (Gunther, 1864) - reticulated toadfish Species Daector schmitti Collette, 1968 - Schmitt's toadfish GENUS Thalassophryne Gunther, 1861 - toadfishes [=Thalassothia] Species Thalassophryne amazonica Steindachner, 1876 - Steindachner's Amazon toadfish Species Thalassophryne maculosa Gunther, 1861 - Cano toadfish [=uranoscopus, wehekindi] Species Thalassophryne megalops Bean & Weed, 1910 - Darien toadfish Species Thalassophryne montevidensis (Berg, 1893) - Montevideo toadfish [=platensis] Species Thalassophryne nattereri Steindachner, 1876 - Natterer's toadfish [=branneri] Species Thalassophryne punctata Steindachner, 1876 - Porto Seguro toadfish SUBFAMILY Batrachoidinae Jordan, 1896 - toadfishes [=?Cephalotes, Batrachini, Batrachoididae] GENUS Amphichthys Swainson, 1839 - toadfishes [=Marcgravia, Marcgravichthys] Species Amphichthys cryptocentrus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) – Bocon toadfish [=hildebrandi] Species Amphichthys rubigenis Swainson, 1839 - Swainson's amphichthys GENUS Batrachoides Lacepede, 1800 - toadfishes [=Batrachus, Batrictius] Species Batrachoides boulengeri Gilbert & Starks, 1904 - Boulenger's toadfish Species Batrachoides gilberti Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 - large-eye toadfish Species Batrachoides goldmani Evermann & Goldsborough, 1902 - Mexican freshwater toadfish Species Batrachoides liberiensis (Steindachner, 1867) - hairy toadfish [=beninensis] Species Batrachoides manglae Cervigon, 1964 - cotuero toadfish Species Batrachoides pacifici (Gunther, 1861) - Pacific toadfish Species Batrachoides surinamensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) - Pacuma toadfish [=tau] Species Batrachoides walkeri Collette & Russo, 1981 - Walker's toadfish Species Batrachoides waltersi Collette & Russo, 1981 - Walters' toadfish GENUS Opsanus Rafinesque, 1818 - toadfishes Species Opsanus beta (Goode & Bean, 1880) - Gulf toadfish [=brasiliensis, vandeuseni] Species Opsanus dichrostomus Collette, 2001 - bicolor toadfish Species Opsanus pardus (Goode & Bean, 1880) - leopard toadfish Species Opsanus phobetron Walters & Robins, 1961 - scarecrow toadfish Species Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766) - oyster toadfish [=bufo, celatus, cerapalus, chaetodon, glaber, variegata] GENUS Potamobatrachus Collette, 1995 - toadfishes Species Potamobatrachus trispinosus Collette, 1995 - Tocantins toadfish GENUS Sanopus Smith, 1952 - toadfishes Species Sanopus astrifer (Robins & Starck, 1965) - whitespotted toadfish Species Sanopus barbatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) - bearded toadfish Species Sanopus greenfieldorum Collette, 1983 - whitelined toadfish Species Sanopus johnsoni Collette & Starck, in Collette, 1974 - Cozumel toadfish Species Sanopus reticulatus Collette, 1983 - reticulated toadfish Species Sanopus splendidus Collette et al., in Collette, 1974 - splendid toadfish, coral toadfish GENUS Vladichthys Greenfield, 2006 - toadfishes Species Vladichthys gloverensis (Greenfield & Greenfield, 1973) - Glovers Reef toadfish SUBFAMILY Halophryninae Greenfield et al., 2008 - toadfishes GENUS Allenbatrachus Greenfield, 1997 - toadfishes Species Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758) - grunting toadfish [=gangene, indus] Species Allenbatrachus meridionalis Greenfield & Smith, 2004 - Malagasy toadfish Species Allenbatrachus reticulatus (Steindachner, 1870) - Singpore toadfish GENUS Austrobatrachus Smith, 1949 - toadfishes Species Austrobatrachus foedus (Smith, 1947) - puzzled toadfish Species Austrobatrachus iselesele Greenfield, 2012 - iselesele toadfish GENUS Barchatus Smith, 1952 - toadfishes Species Barchatus cirrhosus (Klunzinger, 1871) - Klunzinger's toadfish Species Barchatus indicus Greenfield, 2014 - indica toadfish GENUS Batrachomoeus Ogilby, 1908 - toadfishes, frogfishes [=Pelophiletor, Pseudobatrachus] Species Batrachomoeus dahli (Rendahl, 1922) - Dahl's frogfish Species Batrachomoeus dubius (Shaw, in White, 1790) - Eastern frogfish [=caloundrae, coeca, minor, nigricans, striatus] Species Batrachomoeus occidentalis Hutchins, 1976 - Western frogfish Species Batrachomoeus rubricephalus Hutchins, 1976 - pinkhead frogfish Species Batrachomoeus trispinosus (Gunther, 1861) - threespined frogfish [=broadbenti, eugeneius] GENUS Batrichthys Smith, 1934 - toadfishes [=Gymnobatrachus] Species Batrichthys albofasciatus Smith, 1934 - whiteribbed toadfish Species Batrichthys apiatus (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) - snakehead toadfish [=ophiocephalus] GENUS Bifax Greenfield et al., 1994 - toadfishes Species Bifax lacinia Greenfield et al., 1994 - twofaced toadfish GENUS Chatrabus Smith, 1949 - toadfishes [=Tharbacus] Species Chatrabus damaranus (Barnard, 1927) - Walvis Bay toadfish Species Chatrabus felinus (Smith, 1952) - pleated toadfish Species Chatrabus hendersoni (Smith, 1952) - chocolate toadfish Species Chatrabus melanurus (Barnard, 1927) - pony toadfish [=vanecki] GENUS Colletteichthys Greenfield, 2006 - toadfishes Species Colletteichthys dussumieri (Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837) - flat toadfish Species Colletteichthys flavipinnis Greenfield et al., 2012 - Tuticorn toadfish Species Colletteichthys occidentalis Greenfield, 2012 - Arabian toadfish GENUS Halobatrachus Ogilby, 1908 - toadfishes Species Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) - Lusitanian toadfish [=algeriensis, barbatus, borealis, conspicillum, guentheri, planifrons, punctatus] GENUS Halophryne Gill, 1863 - toadfishes, frogfishes [=Coryzichthys] Species Halophryne diemensis (Lesueur, 1824) - banded frogfish [=muelleri] Species Halophryne hutchinsi Greenfield, 1998 - Hutchins' frogfish Species Halophryne ocellatus Hutchins, 1974 - ocellate frogfish Species Halophryne queenslandiae (De Vis, 1882) - sculptured frogfish GENUS Perulibatrachus Roux & Whitley, 1972 - toadfishes [=Parabatrachus] Species Perulibatrachus aquilonarius Greenfield, 2005 - Ennur toadfish Species Perulibatrachus eliminensis (Bleeker, 1863) - Guinean toadfish [=budkeri, congicus] Species Perulibatrachus kilburni Greenfield, 1996 - Kilburn's toadfish Species Perulibatrachus rossignoli (Roux, in Collignon et al., 1957) - Rossignol's toadfish GENUS Riekertia Smith, 1952 - toadfishes Species Riekertia ellisi Smith, 1952 - broadbodied toadfish GENUS Triathalassothia Fowler, 1943 - toadfishes Species Triathalassothia argentina (Berg, 1897) - Argentina toadfish [=devincenzii] Species Triathalassothia lambaloti Menezes & Figueiredo, 1998 - Lambalot's toadfish.
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