Colletteichthys
Sign in to saveColletteichthys is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Indian Ocean. The generic name is a compound of the surname Collette, in honour of the American ichthyologist Bruce Baden Collette to recognise his contribution to the study of toadfish, and the Greek ichthys meaning "fish".
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderBatrachoidiformes
- FamilyBatrachoididae
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Colletteichthys is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Indian Ocean. The generic name is a compound of the surname Collette, in honour of the American ichthyologist Bruce Baden Collette to recognise his contribution to the study of toadfish, and the Greek ichthys meaning "fish".
==Species== The recognized species in this genus are: Colletteichthys dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1837) (flat toadfish) Colletteichthys flavipinnis D. W. Greenfield, Bineesh & Akhilesh, 2012 Colletteichthys occidentalis D. W. Greenfield, 2012 (Arabian toadfish)
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