''Ambophthalmos'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of marine
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...
belonging to the family
Psychrolutidae
The fish family Psychrolutidae (commonly known as blobfishes, flathead sculpins, or tadpole sculpins) contains over 35 recognized species in 8 genera. This family consists of bottom-dwelling marine sculpins shaped like tadpoles, with large heads ...
. These fishes are found in the southwestern
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Ambophthalmos angustus''
( J. S. Nelson, 1977) (Pale toadfish)
* ''
Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros''
K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 1999
* ''
Ambophthalmos magnicirrus''
(J. S. Nelson, 1977) (Frilled toadfish)
References
Psychrolutidae
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