Order
Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)
Porichthys notatus. Photo: no rights reserved
Batrachoididae is the only family in the ray-finned fish order Batrachoidiformes. Members of this family are usually called toadfish, or “frogfish”: both the English common name and scientific name refer to their toad-like appearance (batrakhos is Greek for frog).
- Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
- Order: Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)
- Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
- Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
- Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
