Thalassophryninae is a
subfamily
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of
toadfish {{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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in the family
Batrachoididae
Batrachoididae is the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes . Members of this family are usually called toadfish or frogfish: both the English common name and scientific name refer to their toad-like appearance (''batrakhos ...
. The species in the subfamily are characterised by the possession of two
dorsal fin
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spines, a lack of
subopercular spines, with the dorsal and opercular spines being hollow and have venom glands at their base. They do not have canine teeth.
Genera
There are two genera in the Thalassophryninae:
* ''
Daector''
Jordan
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& Evermann, 1898
* ''
Thalassophryne
''Thalassophryne'' is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean with one species (''T. amazonica'') found in the Amazon River and some of its tributaries.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
* '' T ...
''
Günther, 1861
References
Batrachoididae
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