Batrachoididae

Classification
Ostéichthyen Batrachoidiformes Batrachoididae Batrachoidinae Sanopus
1 famille	4 s/familles	83 espèces

Ostéichthyen

Batrachoidiformes

1 famille

4 s/familles

83 espèces

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Description
in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans, coastal and benthic Body naked: usually scaleless head large and flattened with barbels or fleshy flaps the eyes dorsally-directed mouth large and bordered by premaxilla and maxilla 2 dorsal fins, the first consisting of 2 or 3 strong, sharp spines; the second consisting of a large number of soft rays pelvic fins jugular (inserted well in advance of pectoral fins) with one spine and two or three soft rays gill membrane broadly joined to isthmus swim bladder present one to several lateral lines on head and body bottom dwellers rather sluggish in their movements and are ambush predators, feeding on invertebrates and fishes guarders

Identification keys to Batrachoididae (WCPacifiq)

Description

in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans, coastal and benthic
Body naked: usually scaleless
head large and flattened with barbels or fleshy flaps
the eyes dorsally-directed
mouth large and bordered by premaxilla and maxilla
2 dorsal fins, the first consisting of 2 or 3 strong, sharp spines; the second consisting of a large number of soft rays
pelvic fins jugular (inserted well in advance of pectoral fins) with one spine and two or three soft rays
gill membrane broadly joined to isthmus
swim bladder present
one to several lateral lines on head and body
bottom dwellers
rather sluggish in their movements and are ambush predators, feeding on invertebrates and fishes
guarders

Identification keys to Batrachoididae (WCPacifiq)

Etymologies	Source
Batrachoididae	Greek, Batrachos = frog	fishbase
Sanopus	Greek, sanoo, saino = to shake the tail + Greek, pous = foot	fishbase

Etymologies

Source

Batrachoididae

Greek, Batrachos = frog

fishbase

Sanopus

Greek, sanoo, saino = to shake the tail + Greek, pous = foot

fishbase



Sanopus splendidus
fishbase / en.wiki / INaturalist / souslesmers / betterknowafish / reeflex / biogeodb	Synonymes Coral toadfish	Collette, Starck & Philipps, 1974 / EN / ITIS 622962

2016 Cozumel ©mda (via INaturalist)	Cozumel (Mexico) by www.tropicalfavourites.com (via fishbase)	2004 ©Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)


2012 Cozumel (Yucatan) ©craigjhowe (via INaturalist)	2006 Paradise Reef (Cozumel) by Laban712 (via Wikimedia Commons)	by Randall McNeely (via Wikimedia Commons)
Cozumel (Mexico)	Poisson crapaud des récifs	tropical
pelvic fin all yellow; dorsal, caudal, anal and pectoral fins have large yellow margins; head grey-purple with horizontal lines through and through;; body grey purple with big & small lighter blotches
10-15m (jsq 25m) / 24cm	no pelagic larva nor phase; guarders <mâle dans un trou	hiding in or near rocky caves, solitaire
Sanopus splendidus



Opsanus pardus
fishbase	Synonymes Leopard toadfish	Goode & Bean, 1880 / LC / ITIS 164425

by Sinai Divers (via facebook)	2011 Florida (USA) ©John.Butler@NOAA.gov (via fishbase)	2004 Gray's Reef (USA) ©NOAA Photo Library (via Encyclopedia of Life)
Gulf of Mexico	Crapaud léopard	subtropical
38cm		deeper rocky reefs
Opsanus pardus