Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae Toadfishes
Subfamily: Halophryninae
Genus: Austrobatrachus

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Photo by Swanepoel, J.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Austrobatrachus foedus (Smith, 1947)

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Austrobatrachus foedus
[Puzzled toadfish]

Photo by Connell, A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Austrobatrachus iselesele Greenfield, 2012

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Austrobatrachus iselesele
[Zulu toadfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Austrobatrachus foedus Puzzled toadfish Southeast Atlantic 27 TL 1947
Austrobatrachus iselesele Zulu toadfish Western Indian Ocean 21.2 SL 2012



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