Toadfish

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

• Species referred to as toadfish
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  The oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau) is one of the Batrachoididae
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  Smooth toadfish, Tetractenos glaber (Tetraodontidae)
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  Dark toadfish, Neophrynichthys latus (Psychrolutidae)

Batrachoididae

The entire family Batrachoididae are typically called toadfishes. They are benthic ambush predators, known for their ability to produce sound with their swim bladders; the midshipmen are especially well-known for this ability.

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)
• The prickly toadfish, shared by Contusus richei (Australia and New Zealand) and Contusus brevicaudus (Australia)
• The red striped toadfish, Tetraodon erythrotaenia (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea)
• The silver-cheeked toadfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus (tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans, invasive in the Mediterranean Sea)
• The smooth toadfish, Tetractenos glaber (Australia)

Psychrolutidae

The name toadfish is also applied to some sculpin 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)

Gobiidae

• The toadfish goby, Cryptopsilotris batrachodes (Atlantic Ocean)

External links

• Fishbase list of species commonly called "toadfish"

See also

• Frogfish and Frog-fish, types of anglerfish
• Toadie Rebecchi, Australian soap opera character nicknamed "Toadfish"