Biology:Colletteichthys

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Colletteichthys
Colletteichthys dussumieri.jpg
Colletteichthys dussumieri
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Subfamily: Halophryninae
Genus: Colletteichthys
D. W. Greenfield, 2006
Type species
Batrachus dussumieri
Valenciennes, 1837[1]

Colletteichthys is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Indian Ocean. The generic name is a compound of the surname Collette, in honour of the United States ichthyologist Bruce Baden Collette to recognise his contribution to the study of toadfish, and the Greek ichthys meaning "fish".[2]

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:[3][4]

  • Colletteichthys dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1837) (flat toadfish)
  • Colletteichthys flavipinnis D. W. Greenfield, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012[4]
  • Colletteichthys occidentalis D. W. Greenfield, 2012 (Arabian toadfish)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Colletteichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=10920. 
  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 Colletteichthys in FishBase. April 2012 version.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Greenfield, D.W.; Bineesh, K.K.; Akhilesh, K.V. (2012). "Colletteichthys flavipinnis, a new toadfish species from Sri Lanka and India (Teleostei: Batrachoididae)". Zootaxa 3437: 24–31. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3437.1.2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2479921 entry