Colletteichthys
Appearance
Colletteichthys | |
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Colletteichthys dussumieri | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
Family: | Batrachoididae |
Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
Genus: | Colletteichthys D. W. Greenfield, 2006 |
Type species | |
Batrachus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837[1]
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Colletteichthys is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Indian Ocean. The generic name is a compound of the surname Collette, in honour of the American ichthyologist Bruce Baden Collette to recognise his contribution to the study of toadfish, and the Greek ichthys meaning "fish".[2]
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[3][4]
- Colletteichthys dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1837) (flat toadfish)
- Colletteichthys flavipinnis D. W. Greenfield, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012[4]
- Colletteichthys occidentalis D. W. Greenfield, 2012 (Arabian toadfish)
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Colletteichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf; Kenneth J. Lazara (26 July 2017). "Order BATRACHOIDIFORMES (Toadfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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- ^ a b Greenfield, D.W.; Bineesh, K.K.; Akhilesh, K.V. (2012). "Colletteichthys flavipinnis, a new toadfish species from Sri Lanka and India (Teleostei: Batrachoididae)". Zootaxa. 3437: 24–31.
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