Dark toadfish

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Dark toadfish
Neophrynichthys latus.jpg
A dark toadfish observed near Stewart Island
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Psychrolutidae
Genus: Neophrynichthys
Species:
N. latus
Binomial name
Neophrynichthys latus
(F. W. Hutton, 1875)
Synonyms [1]
  • Psychrolutes latusHutton, 1875
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling Neophrynichthys latus (Dark toadfish).gif
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling

The dark toadfish (Neophrynichthys latus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads and toadfishes. This fish is found on the continental shelf around New Zealand.

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Neophrynichthys latus" in FishBase. February 2023 version.