''Chatrabus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of toadfishes native to the

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

coast of southern

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * ''

Chatrabus felinus ''Chatrabus'' is a genus of toadfishes native to the Atlantic coast of southern Africa. Species There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Chatrabus felinus'' (J. L. B. Smith, 1952) (Pleated toadfish) * '' Chatrabus hender ...

'' (

J. L. B. Smith James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought to be long ex ...

, 1952) (Pleated toadfish) * '' Chatrabus hendersoni'' (

, 1952) (Chocolate toadfish) * '' Chatrabus melanurus'' (

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, 1927) (Pony toadfish)

References

Batrachoididae {{Batrachoidiformes-stub