Sanopus
Encyclopedia
Sanopus is a genus of fish
in the Batrachoididae family. They are restricted to the Atlantic coast of Central America
and Mexico
.
It contains the following species:
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
in the Batrachoididae family. They are restricted to the Atlantic coast of Central America
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
It contains the following species:
- whitespotted toadfishWhitespotted toadfishThe whitespotted toadfish is a species of fish in the Batrachoididae family. It is endemic to Belize.-Source:* Roberts, C. 1996. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....
(Sanopus astrifer) - bearded toadfish (Sanopus barbatus)
- whitelined toadfishWhitelined toadfishThe whitelined toadfish is a species of fish in the Batrachoididae family. It is endemic to Belize.-Source:* Roberts, C. 1996. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....
(Sanopus greenfieldorum) - cozumel toadfish (Sanopus johnsoni)
- reticulated toadfishReticulated toadfishThe reticulated toadfish is a species of fish in the Batrachoididae family. It is endemic to Belize.-Source:* Roberts, C. 1996. . Downloaded on 5 August 2007....
(Sanopus reticulatus) - splendid toadfishSplendid ToadfishThe splendid toadfish, Sanopus splendidus, also known as the coral toadfish, is a species of toadfish entirely endemic to the island of Cozumel.Commonly found under coral outcroppings. Dens can be spotted by the sloping sand patch...
(Sanopus splendidus)