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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Batrachoidiformes (Order)
      └Batrachoididae (Family)
       └Sanopus (Genus)
        └S. splendidus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Toadfishes

Splendid Toadfish

Large-Eye Toadfish

Whitespotted Toadfish



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