Thalassophryninae is a subfamily of

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in the family

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 ...

. The species in the subfamily are characterised by the possession of two

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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.

Genera

There are two genera in the Thalassophryninae: * '' Daector''

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& Evermann, 1898 * '' Thalassophryne'' Günther, 1861

References

Batrachoididae {{Batrachoidiformes-stub