''Ambophthalmos'' is a
genus
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of
fatheads found in the southwestern
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Ambophthalmos angustus''
(J. S. Nelson
''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...
, 1977) (Pale toadfish)
* ''
Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros''
K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson
''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...
, 1999
* ''
Ambophthalmos magnicirrus''
(J. S. Nelson
''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...
, 1977)
References
Psychrolutidae
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