Biology:Dark toadfish

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Short description: Species of fish

Dark toadfish
Neophrynichthys latus.jpg
A dark toadfish observed near Stewart Island
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Neophrynichthys
Species:
N. latus
Binomial name
Neophrynichthys latus
(F. W. Hutton, 1875)
Synonyms[1]
  • Psychrolutes latus Hutton, 1875
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling

The dark toadfish (Neophrynichthys latus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads and toadfishes. This fish is found on the continental shelf around New Zealand.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Neophrynichthys latus" in FishBase. February 2023 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN:0-00-216987-8

Wikidata ☰ Q2302803 entry