Biology:Opsanus
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Opsanus is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It currently has six recognised species, with the latest one described in 2005.
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Opsanus beta (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1880) (Gulf toadfish)
- Opsanus brasiliensis Rotundo, Spinelli & Zavala-Camin, 2005 (considered by some sources to be a junior synonym of O. tau)[2]
- Opsanus dichrostomus Collette, 2001 (bicolor toadfish)
- Opsanus pardus (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1880) (leopard toadfish)
- Opsanus phobetron Walters & C. R. Robins, 1961 (scarecrow toadfish)
- Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766) (oyster toadfish)
The earliest fossil remains of Opsanus are from the early-to-mid Miocene-aged Choptank Formation of Maryland, US.[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Opsanus in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ↑ "FAMILY Details for Batrachoididae - Toadfishes". http://www.fishbase.org/summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=189.
- ↑ Carnevale, Giorgio; Godfrey, Stephen James (2018). "Miocene bony fishes from the Calvert, Choptank, St. Marys and Eastover Formations, Chesapeake Group, Maryland and Virginia". Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology (100). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327907444.
Wikidata ☰ Q2704455 entry
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