Halophryne is a genus of toadfishes found in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
| Halophryne | |
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| Halophryne diemensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
| Genus: | Halophryne Gill, 1863 |
| Type species | |
| Batrachoides diemensis Lesueur, 1824[1]
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Species edit
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Halophryne diemensis (Lesueur, 1824) (Banded frogfish)
- Halophryne hutchinsi D. W. Greenfield, 1998
- Halophryne ocellatus Hutchins, 1974 (Ocellate frogfish)
- Halophryne queenslandiae (De Vis, 1882) (Sculptured frogfish)
References edit
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Halophryne". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Halophryne in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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