Thalassophryne is a genus of toadfishes found in the western Atlantic Ocean with one species (T. amazonica) found in the Amazon River and some of its tributaries.
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| Thalassophryne maculosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Thalassophryninae |
| Genus: | Thalassophryne Günther, 1861 |
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| Thalassophryne maculosa Günther, 1861[1]
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Species
editThere are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Thalassophryne amazonica Steindachner, 1876
- Thalassophryne maculosa Günther, 1861 (Cano toadfish)
- Thalassophryne megalops B. A. Bean & A. C. Weed, 1910
- Thalassophryne montevidensis (C. Berg (es), 1893)
- Thalassophryne nattereri Steindachner, 1876
- Thalassophryne punctata Steindachner, 1876
Venom
editMembers of the genus Thalassophyne are venomous. Venom is delivered through two hollow spines on the dorsal fin and two spines on pre-opercular regions, a venomous gland is located at the base of the spines and can be erected or depressed by the fish.[3]
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Thalassophryne". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Thalassophryne". FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Haddad Junior, Vidal; Pardal, Pedro Pereira Oliveira; Cardoso, João Luiz Costa; Martins, Itamar Alves (August 2003). "The venomous toadfish Thalassophryne nattereri (niquim or miquim): report of 43 injuries provoked in fishermen of Salinópolis (Pará State) and Aracaju (Sergipe State), Brazil". Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo. 45 (4): 221–223. doi:10.1590/S0036-46652003000400009. hdl:11449/30490. PMID 14502351.
Further reading
edit- Britz, Ralf; Toledo-Piza, Mônica (September 2012). "Egg surface structure of the freshwater toadfish Thalassophryne amazonica (Teleostei: Batrachoididae) with information on its distribution and natural habitat". Neotropical Ichthyology. 10 (3): 593–599. doi:10.1590/S1679-62252012000300013.
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