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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Batrachoidiformes (Order)
     └Batrachoididae (Family)
      └Sanopus (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Toadfishes

Splendid Toadfish

Large-Eye Toadfish

Whitespotted Toadfish



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