Biology:Two-faced toadfish

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Two-faced toadfish
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Subfamily: Halophryninae
Genus: Bifax
Species:
B. lacinia
Binomial name
Bifax lacinia
D. W. Greenfield, Mee & J. E. Randall, 1994

The two-faced toadfish (Bifax lacinia) is a species of toadfish known only from the coast of Oman. This species grows to a length of 33 cm (13 in).[2] It faces threats from habitat destruction, oil spills, pollution from runoff, and more. Their populations continue to decline.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Collette, B.B. (2024). "Bifax lacinia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T87518842A87542256.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/87518842/87542256. Retrieved 5 March 2025. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bifax lacinia" in FishBase. April 2012 version.

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