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| Barchatus cirrhosus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Genus: | Barchatus |
| Species: | B. cirrhosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Barchatus cirrhosus (Klunzinger, 1871)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Barchatus cirrhosus is a species of toadfish native to the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. This species grows to a length of 35 cm (14 in). It is one of the species of toadfishes known to have venomous spines.[1]