Toadfish

The Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) is one of the Batrachoididae.

Toadfish is the common name for a variety of species from several different families of fish, usually because of their toad-like appearance.

Batrachoididae

The entire family Batrachoididae are called toadfishes. They are benthic ambush predators, known for their ability to produce sound with their swim bladders.

Smooth toadfish, Tetractenos glaber (Tetraodontidae).

Tetraodontidae

The name "toadfish" is applied to some species of the family Tetraodontidae, including:

• The banded toadfish, Torquigener pleurogramma (Australia)
• The blackspotted toadfish, Arothron nigropunctatus (tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans)
• The common toadfish (or toadfish), Tetractenos hamiltoni (Australia and New Zealand)^[1]
• The prickly toadfish, Contusus richei (Australia and New Zealand)
• The red striped toadfish, Tetraodon erythrotaenia (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
• The smooth toadfish, Tetractenos glaber (Australia)^[2]

Dark toadfish, Neophrynichthys latus (Psychrolutidae).

Psychrolutidae

The name "toadfish" is also applied to some species of the family Psychrolutidae:

• The dark toadfish, Neophrynichthys latus (New Zealand)
• The frilled toadfish, Ambophthalmos magnicirrus (Macquarie Island)
• The pale toadfish, Ambophthalmos angustus (New Zealand)

References

1. Australian Faunal Directory: Tetractenos hamiltoni.
2. Australian Faunal Directory: Tetractenos glaber.

External links

• Fishbase list of species commonly called "toadfish"