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Batrachoididae 
AphiaID: 125450

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Family
Parent Batrachoidiformes
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English toadfishes  [details]
Swedish paddfiskar  [details]
Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Subfamily Batrachoidinae
  » Genus Amphichthys
» Genus Batrachoides
» Genus Opsanus Rafinesque, 1818
» Genus Sanopus
» Genus Vladichthys
Subfamily Halophryninae
  » Genus Allenbatrachus Greenfield, 1997
» Genus Austrobatrachus Smith, 1949
» Genus Barchatus
» Genus Batrachomoeus
» Genus Batrichthys Smith, 1935
» Genus Bifax
» Genus Chatrabus Smith, 1949
» Genus Colletteichthys
» Genus Halobatrachus
» Genus Halophryne Gill, 1863
» Genus Perulibatrachus Roux & Whitley, 1972
» Genus Riekertia Smith, 1952
» Genus Triathalassothia
Subfamily Porichthyinae
  » Genus Aphos Hubbs & Schultz, 1939
» Genus Porichthys Girard, 1854
Genus Potamobatrachus
Subfamily Thalassophryninae
  » Genus Daector
» Genus Thalassophryne Günther, 1861

Genus Gymnobatrachus accepted as Batrichthys Smith, 1935
Genus Halophyrene accepted as Halophyrne accepted as Halophryne Gill, 1863
Genus Halophyrne accepted as Halophryne Gill, 1863
Genus Marcgravia accepted as Amphichthys
Genus Parabatrachus accepted as Perulibatrachus Roux & Whitley, 1972
Genus Pelophiletor accepted as Batrachomoeus
Genus Poricthys accepted as Porichthys Girard, 1854
Genus Pseudobatrachus accepted as Batrachomoeus
Genus Thalassophyrne accepted as Thalassophryne Günther, 1861
Genus Thalassothia Berg, 1895 accepted as Thalassophryne Günther, 1861
Genus Tharbacus accepted as Chatrabus Smith, 1949
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125450
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Batrachoididae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125450 on 2013-05-21
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