Splendid toadfish
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| Sanopus splendidus Collette, Stark & Phillips 1974 |
The splendid toadfish, Sanopus splendidus, also known as the coral toadfish, is a species of toadfish entirely endemic to the island of Cozumel. Commonly found under coral outcroppings. Dens can be spotted by the sloping sand patch. They are very difficult to coax out in the open.
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- Roberts (1996). Sanopus splendidus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU D2 v2.3)
- Sanopus splendidus (TSN 622962). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 30 January 2006.
- "Sanopus splendidus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. November 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005.
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