''Daector'' is a genus of
toadfishes {{short description, Common name used for fish
Toadfish is the common name for a variety of species from several different families of fish, usually because of their toad-like appearance or calls using their swimbladder.
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, with three species found along the
Pacific Coast
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Geography Americas North America
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of
Central America
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(one, ''D. dowi'', reaches the
Peru
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vian Coast of
South America
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) and two species, ''D. gerringi'' and ''D. quadrizonatus'', are found in South American rivers.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Daector dowi''
(Jordan
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& C. H. Gilbert, 1887) (Dow's toadfish)
* ''
Daector gerringi''
( Rendahl ( de), 1941)
* ''
Daector quadrizonatus''
( C. H. Eigenmann, 1922)
* ''
Daector reticulata''
( Günther, 1864) (reticulated toadfish)
* ''
Daector schmitti''
Collette, 1968 (Schmitt's toadfish)
References
Batrachoididae
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
Taxa named by Barton Warren Evermann
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