Sealife guideThe Batrachoidiformes orderThe taxonomy of marine species

Explore the taxonomy of the sea vertebrates including the cetaceans like the whales or the dolphins, the sea birds, the fish, the sharks and the sea turtles !
Banded toadfish (Halophryne diemensis)
Banded toadfish
(Halophryne diemensis)
Oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau)
Oyster toadfish
(Opsanus tau)
Splendid toadfish (Sanopus splendidus)
Splendid toadfish
(Sanopus splendidus)

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Poisson coffre zinga (Lactophrys bicaudalis)
Poisson coffre zinga
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)