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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae Toadfishes
Subfamily: Halophryninae
Genus: Barchatus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Brokovich, E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Barchatus cirrhosus (Klunzinger, 1871)

Photo by Brokovich, E.
 
Barchatus cirrhosus
[Toadfish]
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Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
 
Barchatus indicus
[Somalian toadfish]
2 Species of Family Batrachoididae with Genus Barchatus
(Toadfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1871 Barchatus cirrhosus Toadfish Western Indian Ocean 35 TL
2014 Barchatus indicus Somalian toadfish Indian Ocean 16.4 SL



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