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Opsanus
Opsanus beta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Subfamily: Batrachoidinae
Genus: Opsanus
Rafinesque, 1818
Type species
Opsanus cerapalus
Rafinesque 1818[1]

Opsanus is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean. It currently has six recognised species, with the latest one described in 2005.

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Opsanus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Opsanus". FishBase. April 2012 version.
  3. ^ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/FamilySummary.php?ID=189