Sanopus

Short description: Genus of fishes

Sanopus

Sanopus splendidus
Scientific classification
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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