''Colletteichthys'' is a genus of toadfishes found in the western

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. The generic name is a compound of the

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Collette, in honour of the American

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Bruce Baden Collette Bruce Baden Collette (born March 13, 1934) is an American ichthyologist. Biography He was born on March 13, 1934, in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Raymond Hill Collette and Agnes Hellen (Lavsen) Collette. Publications * ''Th ...

to recognise his contribution to the study of toadfish, and the

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''ichthys'' meaning "fish".

Species

The recognized species in this genus are: * '' Colletteichthys dussumieri'' (

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, 1837) (flat toadfish) * '' Colletteichthys flavipinnis'' D. W. Greenfield, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012 * '' Colletteichthys occidentalis'' D. W. Greenfield, 2012 (Arabian toadfish)

References

Batrachoididae Taxa named by David Wayne Greenfield {{Batrachoidiformes-stub