''Sanopus'' is a genus of

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restricted to the

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Species

The recognized species in this genus are: * ''

Sanopus astrifer The whitespotted toadfish (''Sanopus astrifer'') is a species of fish in the family Batrachoididae. It is endemic to Belize Belize is a country on the north-eastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Carib ...

'' ( C. R. Robins & Starck, 1965) (whitespotted toadfish) * ''

Sanopus barbatus ''Sanopus'' is a genus of toadfishes restricted to the Atlantic coast of Central America and Mexico. Species The recognized species in this genus are: * '' Sanopus astrifer'' ( C. R. Robins & Starck, 1965) (whitespotted toadfish) * '' Sanopus ...

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, 1928) (bearded toadfish) * ''

Sanopus greenfieldorum The whitelined toadfish (''Sanopus greenfieldorum'') is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Batrachoididae, the toadfishes. This fish is endemic to the waters off Belize. Taxonomy The whitelined toadfish was first formal ...

'' Collette, 1983 (whitelined toadfish) * ''

Sanopus johnsoni ''Sanopus'' is a genus of toadfishes restricted to the Atlantic coast of Central America and Mexico. Species The recognized species in this genus are: * '' Sanopus astrifer'' ( C. R. Robins & Starck, 1965) (whitespotted toadfish) * '' Sanopus ...

'' Collette & Starck, 1974 (Cozumel toadfish) * ''

Sanopus reticulatus The reticulated toadfish (''Sanopus reticulatus'') is a species of fish in the family Batrachoididae endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, cou ...

'' Collette, 1983 (reticulated toadfish) * '' Sanopus splendidus'' Collette, Starck & P. C. Phillips, 1974 (splendid toadfish or coral toadfish)

References

Batrachoididae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Batrachoidiformes-stub