The Halophryninae is a largely
Old World subfamily of
toadfish
Toadfish is the common name for a variety of species from several different families of fish, usually because of their toad-like appearance. "Dogfish" is a name for certain species along the gulf coast.
Dolphin-Toadfish relationship
Toadfish mak ...
, part of the
family
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Batrachoididae
Batrachoididae is the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes . Members of this family are usually called toadfish, or "frogfish": both the English common name and scientific name refer to their toad-like appearance (''batrakh ...
.
Genera
The following
genera are classified as members of the Halophryninae:
* ''
Allenbatrachus
''Allenbatrachus'' is a genus of toadfishes found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The generic name honours the Humboldt State University ichthyologist George Allen (1923-2011), who introduced David Greenfield, who coined the name, to ...
''
Greenfield, 1997
* ''
Austrobatrachus''
J.L.B. Smith, 1949
* ''
Barchatus''
J.L.B. Smith, 1952
* ''
Batrachomoeus''
Ogilby, 1908
* ''
Batrichthys''
J.L.B. Smith, 1934
* ''
Bifax''
Greenfield, Mee and Randall, 1994
* ''
Chatrabus''
J.L.B. Smith, 1949
* ''
Colletteichthys''
Greenfield, 2006
* ''
Halobatrachus''
Ogilby, 1908
* ''
Halophryne''
Gill
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, 1863
* ''
Perulibatrachus''
Roux
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and Whitley, 1972
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Riekertia''
J.L.B. Smith, 1952
* ''
Triathalassothia''
Fowler, 1943
References
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Batrachoididae
Fish subfamilies