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    Sanopus

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    Short description: Genus of fishes

    Sanopus
    Sanopus splendidus
    Scientific classification e
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Actinopterygii
    Order: Batrachoidiformes
    Family: Batrachoididae
    Subfamily: Batrachoidinae
    Genus: Sanopus
    J. L. B. Smith, 1952
    Type species
    Opsanus barbatus
    Meek & Hildebrand, 1928

    Sanopus is a genus of toadfishes restricted to the Atlantic coast of Central America and Mexico.

    Species

    The recognized species in this genus are:[1]

    • Sanopus astrifer (C. R. Robins & Starck, 1965) (whitespotted toadfish)
    • Sanopus barbatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) (bearded toadfish)
    • Sanopus greenfieldorum Collette, 1983 (whitelined toadfish)
    • Sanopus johnsoni Collette & Starck, 1974 (Cozumel toadfish)
    • Sanopus reticulatus Collette, 1983 (reticulated toadfish)
    • Sanopus splendidus Collette, Starck & P. C. Phillips, 1974 (splendid toadfish or coral toadfish)

    References

    1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Sanopus in FishBase. April 2012 version.

    Wikidata ☰ Q3340145 entry




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