Batrachoididae

40 species in this family

The Batrachoididae family includes 40 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Best-known species

Lusitanian toadfish

Halobatrachus didactylus

Batrachoididae

Three-spined frogfish

Batrachomoeus trispinosus

Batrachoididae

Bocon toadfish

Amphichthys cryptocentrus

Batrachoididae

Australian frogfish

Halophryne diemensis

Batrachoididae

Pacuma toadfish

Batrachoides surinamensis

Batrachoididae

Flat toadfish

Colletteichthys dussumieri

Batrachoididae

Oyster toadfish

Opsanus tau

Batrachoididae

Eastern frogfish

Batrachomoeus dubius

Batrachoididae

Grunting toadfish

Allenbatrachus grunniens

Batrachoididae

Midshipman

Porichthys notatus

Batrachoididae

All species from A to Z

Atlantic Midshipman

Porichthys plectrodon

Batrachoididae

Australian frogfish

Halophryne diemensis

Batrachoididae

Banded toadfish (Aphos porosus)

Batrachoididae

Bocon toadfish

Amphichthys cryptocentrus

Batrachoididae

Boulenger's toadfish

Batrachoides boulengeri

Batrachoididae

Cano toadfish

Thalassophryne maculosa

Batrachoididae

Daisy midshipman

Porichthys margaritatus

Batrachoididae

Darkedge midshipman

Porichthys analis

Batrachoididae

Deepwater midshipman

Porichthys bathoiketes

Batrachoididae

Dow's toadfish

Daector dowi

Batrachoididae

Eastern frogfish

Batrachomoeus dubius

Batrachoididae

Fewray midshipman

Porichthys pauciradiatus

Batrachoididae

Flat toadfish

Colletteichthys dussumieri

Batrachoididae

Fringed deepsea anglerfish

Bifax lacinia

Batrachoididae

Greene's midshipman

Porichthys greenei

Batrachoididae

Grunting toadfish

Allenbatrachus grunniens

Batrachoididae

Gulf toadfish

Opsanus beta

Batrachoididae

Humpback toadfish

Chatrabus melanurus

Batrachoididae

Large-eye toadfish

Batrachoides gilberti

Batrachoididae

Leopard Toadfish

Opsanus pardus

Batrachoididae

Liberian toadfish

Batrachoides liberiensis

Batrachoididae

Lusitanian toadfish

Halobatrachus didactylus

Batrachoididae

Mexican freshwater toadfish

Batrachoides goldmani

Batrachoididae

Midshipman

Porichthys notatus

Batrachoididae

Multipored toadfish

Batrachoides waltersi

Batrachoididae

Niquim toadfish

Thalassophryne nattereri

Batrachoididae

Ocellated frogfish toadfish

Halophryne ocellatus

Batrachoididae

Oyster toadfish

Opsanus tau

Batrachoididae

Pacific toadfish

Batrachoides pacifici

Batrachoididae

Pacuma toadfish

Batrachoides surinamensis

Batrachoididae

Reticulate toadfish

Sanopus reticulatus

Batrachoididae

Reticulated toadfish

Daector reticulata

Batrachoididae

Schmitt's toadfish

Daector schmitti

Batrachoididae

Snakehead toadfish

Batrichthys apiatus

Batrachoididae

Speckledfin midshipman

Porichthys oculellus

Batrachoididae

Specklefin midshipman

Porichthys myriaster

Batrachoididae

Three-spined frogfish

Batrachomoeus trispinosus

Batrachoididae

Toadfish

Porichthys porosissimus

Batrachoididae

Western frogfish toadfish

Batrachomoeus occidentalis

Batrachoididae

Whitespotted toadfish

Sanopus greenfieldorum

Batrachoididae