Allenbatrachus

Allenbatrachus
Allenbatrachus grunniens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Batrachoidiformes
Family:	Batrachoididae
Subfamily:	Halophryninae
Genus:	Allenbatrachus D. W. Greenfield, 1997
Type species
Cottus grunniens Linnaeus, 1758[1]

Allenbatrachus is a genus of toadfishes found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. The generic name honours the Humboldt State University ichthyologist George Allen (1923-2011), who introduced David Greenfield, who coined the name, to ichthyology.[2]

Species

The recognized species in this genus are:[3]

• Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758) (grunting toadfish)
• Allenbatrachus meridionalis D. W. Greenfield & W. L. Smith, 2004
• Allenbatrachus reticulatus (Steindachner, 1870)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Allenbatrachus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
2. 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.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Allenbatrachus". FishBase. April 2012 version.