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Daector

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Batrachoididae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Toadfish

Similar
  
Thalassophryne, Potamobatrachus trispinosus, Sanopus, Halophryne, Batrachoides

Daector is a genus of toadfishes, with three species found along the Pacific Coast of Central America (one, D. dowi, reaches the Peruvian Coast of South America) and two species, D. gerringi and D. quadrizonatus, are found in South American rivers.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Daector dowi (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1887) (Dow's toadfish)
  • Daector gerringi (Rendahl (de), 1941)
  • Daector quadrizonatus (C. H. Eigenmann, 1922)
  • Daector reticulata (Günther, 1864) (reticulated toadfish)
  • Daector schmitti Collette, 1968 (Schmitt's toadfish)

    • References

    Daector Wikipedia
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