Barchatus

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Barchatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Subfamily: Halophryninae
Genus: Barchatus
J. L. B. Smith, 1952
Type species
Batrachus cirrhosis
Klunzinger 1871[1]

Barchatus is a genus of toadfish native to the western Indian Ocean, Somalia and the Red Sea.

Species[edit]

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Barchatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Barchatus in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  3. ^ Greenfield, D.W. (2014): A New Toadfish Species from Somalia (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Copeia, 2014 (4): 668-672.