Barchatus

Barchatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Subfamily: Halophryninae
Genus: Barchatus
J. L. B. Smith, 1952
Type species
Batrachus cirrhosis

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

Species

There are currently 2 recognized species in this genus:

References

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