Halophryne
Appearance
Halophryne | |
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Halophryne diemensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
Family: | Batrachoididae |
Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
Genus: | Halophryne Gill, 1863 |
Type species | |
Batrachoides diemensis Lesueur, 1824[1]
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Halophryne is a genus of toadfishes found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Halophryne diemensis (Lesueur, 1824) (Banded frogfish)
- Halophryne hutchinsi D. W. Greenfield, 1998
- Halophryne ocellatus Hutchins, 1974 (Ocellate frogfish)
- Halophryne queenslandiae (De Vis, 1882) (Sculptured frogfish)
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Halophryne". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Halophryne in FishBase. April 2012 version.