Ambophthalmos

Genus of fishes

Ambophthalmos
Pale toadfish (A. angustus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Ambophthalmos
K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 1998
Type species
Neophrynichthys angustus
J. S. Nelson, 1977[1]

Ambophthalmos is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae. These fishes are found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

Species

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

  • Ambophthalmos angustus (J. S. Nelson, 1977) (Pale toadfish)
  • Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 1999
  • Ambophthalmos magnicirrus (J. S. Nelson, 1977) (Frilled toadfish)

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ambophthalmos". FishBase. December 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Ambophthalmos


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