The frilled toadfish[2] (Ambophthalmos magnicirrus, previously classified as Neophrynichthys magnicirrus[3]) is a fathead sculpin of the family Psychrolutidae, found on the continental shelf around Australia's Macquarie Island.[2]
| Frilled toadfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Ambophthalmos |
| Species: | A. magnicirrus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ambophthalmos magnicirrus (J. S. Nelson, 1977)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Neophrynichthys magnicirrus J. S. Nelson, 1977 | |
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ambophthalmos magnicirrus". FishBase. February 2023 version.
- ^ a b Dianne J. Bray. "Ambophthalmos magnicirrus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Keith L. Jackson and Joseph S. Nelson, Ambophthalmos, a new genus for "Neophrynichthys" angustus and "Neophrynichthys" magnicirrus, and the systematic interrelationships of the fathead sculpins (Cottoidei, Psychrolutidae), Can. J. Zool. 76(7): 1344–1357 (1998), doi:10.1139/cjz-76-7-1344.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8