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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found in the
Pacific
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is bounded by the cont ...
and
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...
s.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* '' Halophryne diemensis'' ( Lesueur, 1824) (Banded frogfish)
* ''
Halophryne hutchinsi
''Halophryne'' is a genus of Batrachoididae, toadfishes found in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:
* ''Halophryne diemensis'' (Charles Alexandre Lesueur, Lesueur, 182 ...