Biology:Halophryne

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Halophryne
Halophryne diemensis.jpg
Halophryne diemensis
Scientific classification e
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]

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

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Halophryne". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=3206. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Halophryne in FishBase. April 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2207817 entry