Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Splendid Toadfish
Sanopus splendidus
Splendid Toadfish
Also known as: Coral Toadfish
Category: Toadfishes
Scientific Name: Sanopus splendidus
Size: 4 to 6 in. (10 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 25-60 ft. (8-18 m)
Distribution: Cozumel (Endemic)
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Batrachoidiformes (Order) Toadfishes
     └Batrachoididae (Family)
      └Sanopus (Genus)
       └S. splendidus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 282662🔗
iNaturalist ID: 112035🔗

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