Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae Toadfishes
Subfamily: Porichthyinae
Genus: Porichthys

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14 species (see list below)

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Photo by Allen, G.R.

Porichthys analis
[Darkedge midshipman]

Photo by JAMARC

Porichthys bathoiketes
[]

No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 11.8 cm SL

Porichthys ephippiatus
[Saddle midshipman]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Porichthys greenei
[Greene's midshipman]

No picture found
Western Atlantic

Porichthys kymosemeum
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Porichthys margaritatus
[Daisy midshipman]

No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL

Porichthys mimeticus
[Mimetic midshipman]

Photo by Love, M.

Porichthys myriaster
[Specklefin midshipman]

Photo by Bauder, C.

Porichthys notatus
[Plainfin midshipman]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Porichthys oculellus
[Smalleye midshipman]

Photo by FAO

Porichthys oculofrenum
[]

Photo by FAO

Porichthys pauciradiatus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Porichthys plectrodon
[Atlantic midshipman]

Photo by Carvalho Filho, A.

Porichthys porosissimus
[]

14 Species of Family Batrachoididae with Genus Porichthys
(Toadfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1939	Porichthys analis	Darkedge midshipman	Eastern Central Pacific	28.2 TL
1968	Porichthys bathoiketes		Western Central Atlantic	15.7 SL
1988	Porichthys ephippiatus	Saddle midshipman	Eastern Central Pacific	11.8 SL
1904	Porichthys greenei	Greene's midshipman	Eastern Central Pacific	7.7 SL
1968	Porichthys kymosemeum		Western Atlantic
1844	Porichthys margaritatus	Daisy midshipman	Eastern Pacific	17 SL
1988	Porichthys mimeticus	Mimetic midshipman	Eastern Central Pacific	18.5 SL
1939	Porichthys myriaster	Specklefin midshipman	Eastern Pacific	51 TL
1854	Porichthys notatus	Plainfin midshipman	Eastern Pacific	38 TL
1988	Porichthys oculellus	Smalleye midshipman	Southeast Pacific	7.4 SL
1968	Porichthys oculofrenum		Western Central Atlantic
1963	Porichthys pauciradiatus		Eastern Central Pacific.
1882	Porichthys plectrodon	Atlantic midshipman	Western Atlantic	29 TL
1829	Porichthys porosissimus		Southwest Atlantic	32 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: BatrachoidiformesFamily: Batrachoididae ToadfishesSubfamily: PorichthyinaeGenus: Porichthys(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae Toadfishes
Subfamily: Porichthyinae
Genus: Porichthys

(See list of species below)