After Carroll, 1988, and Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Batrachoidinae [N: 15/43] [FB: 17/51] |?-o Allenbatrachus [2] | |-- A. grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Frog fish) | `-- A. reticulatus (Steindachner, 1870) |--o Amphichthys [4] | |-- A. cryptocentrus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Bocon toadfish) | |-- A. gloverensis (Greenfield & Greenfield, 1973) | |-- A. hildebrandi (Breder, 1925) | `-- A. rubigenis (Swanison, 1839) |--o Austrobatrachus [2] | |-- A. dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1837) (Flat toadfish) | `-- A. foedus (Smith, 1947) (Puzzled toadfish) |-- Barchatus [not recognized by the Fishbase] |--o Batrachoides U. Mioc. NAf. R. Oc. [10] | |-- B. albolineatus (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) | |-- B. boulengeri Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Boulenger's toadfish) | |-- †B. didactylus | |-- B. gilberti Meek & Hildebrand 1928 | |-- B. goldmani Evermann & Goldsborough, 1902 | |-- B. liberiensis (Steindachner, 1867) (Hairy toadfish) | |-- B. manglae Cervigón, 1964 (Cotuero toadfish) | |-- B. pacifici (Günther, 1861) (Pacific toadfish) | |-- B. surinamensis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Pacuma toadfish) | |-- B. walkeri Collette & Russo, 1981 (Walker's toadfish) | `-- B. waltersi Collette & Russo, 1981 (Walter's toadfish) |--o Batrachomoeus [5] | |-- B. dahli (Rendahl, 1922) | |-- B. dubius (White, 1790) | |-- B. occidentalis Hutchins, 1976 (Western frogfish) | |-- B. rubricephalus Hutchins, 1976 | `-- B. trispinosus (Günther, 1861) (Three-spined frogfish) |--o Batrichthys [3] | |-- B. albofasciatus Smith, 1934 (White-ribbed toadfish) | |-- B. apiatus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Snakehead toadfish) | `-- B. felinus Smith, 1952 (Pleated toadfish) |?- Bifax lacinia Greenfield, Mee & Randall, 1994 (Two-faced toadfish) |--o Chatrabus [2] | |-- C. hendersoni (Smith, 1952) (Chocolate toadfish) | `-- C. melanurus (Barnard, 1927) (Humpback toadfish) |-- Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Lusitanian toadfish) |--o Halophryne [4] | |-- H. diemensis (Lesueur, 1824) (Banded frogfish) | |-- H. hutchinsi Greenfield, 1998 | |-- H. ocellatus Hutchins, 1974 | `-- H. queenslandiae (De Vis, 1882) |--o Opsanus [4] | |-- O. beta (Goode & Bean, 1880) (Gulf toadfish) | |-- O. pardus (Goode & Bean, 1880) (Leopard toadfish) | |-- O. phobetron Walters & Robins, 1961 (Scarecrow toadfish) | `-- O. tau (Linnaeus, 1766) (Oyster toadfish) |--o Perulibatrachus [Parabatrachus] [3] | |-- P. elminensis (Bleeker, 1863) (Guinean toadfish) | |-- P. kilburni Greenfield, 1996 | `-- P. rossignoli (Roux, 1957) (Rossignol toadfish) |?- Potamobatrachus trispinosus Collette, 1995 |-- Riekertia ellisi Smith, 1952 (Broadbodied toadfish) |--o Sanopus [6] | |-- S. astrifer (Robins & Starck, 1965) | |-- S. barbatus (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) (Bearded toadfish) | |-- S. greenfieldorum Collette, 1983 (Whitelined toadfish) | |-- S. johnsoni Collete & Starck, 1974 | |-- S. reticulatus Collette, 1983 | `-- S. splendidus Collette, Starck & Phillips, 1974 (Coral toadfish) |-- Tharbacus [not recognized by the Fishbase] |-- Thalassothia cirrhosa (Klunzinger, 1871) (Toadfish) `-- Triathalassothia argentina (Berg, 1897)
Reference(s):
- Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Frickhinger, K. A., 1995: Fossil Atlas – Fishes.
–Mergus – Publishers for Natural History and Pet Books, Hans A. Baensch, Malle, Germany, 1-1088. - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
Original work [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968 - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600