Biology:Ambophthalmos
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Ambophthalmos | |
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| Pale toadfish (A. angustus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Ambophthalmos K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Neophrynichthys angustus J. S. Nelson, 1977[1]
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Ambophthalmos is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae. These fishes are found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Ambophthalmos angustus (J. S. Nelson, 1977) (Pale toadfish)
- Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 1999
- Ambophthalmos magnicirrus (J. S. Nelson, 1977) (Frilled toadfish)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Psychrolutinae.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ambophthalmos in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2327034 entry
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