Sanopus
Genus of fishes
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Sanopus is a genus of toadfishes restricted to the Atlantic coast of Central America and Mexico.
| Sanopus | |
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| Sanopus splendidus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Batrachoidinae |
| Genus: | Sanopus J. L. B. Smith, 1952 |
| Type species | |
| Opsanus barbatus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | |
Species
The recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Sanopus astrifer (C. R. Robins & Starck, 1965) (whitespotted toadfish)
- Sanopus barbatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) (bearded toadfish)
- Sanopus greenfieldorum Collette, 1983 (whitelined toadfish)
- Sanopus johnsoni Collette & Starck, 1974 (Cozumel toadfish)
- Sanopus reticulatus Collette, 1983 (reticulated toadfish)
- Sanopus splendidus Collette, Starck & P. C. Phillips, 1974 (splendid toadfish or coral toadfish)
