Halophryne

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Halophryne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Genus: Halophryne
T. N. Gill, 1863

Halophryne is a genus of toadfishes found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Halophryne diemensis (Lesueur, 1824) (Banded frogfish)
  • Halophryne hutchinsi D. W. Greenfield, 1998
  • Halophryne ocellatus Hutchins, 1974 (Ocellate frogfish)
  • Halophryne queenslandiae (De Vis, 1882) (Sculptured frogfish)

References

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


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