Ambophthalmos is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae. These fishes are found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
| Ambophthalmos | |
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| Pale toadfish (A. angustus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Ambophthalmos K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 1998 |
| Type species | |
| Neophrynichthys angustus J. S. Nelson, 1977[1]
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Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Ambophthalmos angustus (J. S. Nelson, 1977) (Pale toadfish)
- Ambophthalmos eurystigmatephoros K. L. Jackson & J. S. Nelson, 1999
- Ambophthalmos magnicirrus (J. S. Nelson, 1977) (Frilled toadfish)
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Psychrolutinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ambophthalmos". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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