Biology:Allenbatrachus

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Allenbatrachus
Batrachus grunniens Ford 59.jpg
Allenbatrachus grunniens
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Subfamily: Halophryninae
Genus: Allenbatrachus
D. W. Greenfield, 1997
Type species
Cottus grunniens

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 ichthyology.[2]

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:[3]

  • Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758) (grunting toadfish)
  • Allenbatrachus meridionalis D. W. Greenfield & W. L. Smith, 2004
  • Allenbatrachus reticulatus (Steindachner, 1870)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Allenbatrachus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=10453. 
  2. "Order BATRACHOIDIFORMES (Toadfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 26 July 2017. http://www.etyfish.org/batrachoidiformes/. Retrieved 16 July 2018. 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Allenbatrachus in FishBase. April 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2205778 entry