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Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 22; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17; Vertebrae: 26 - 27.

Common Names

  • Gryntende paddefisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Frog fish , English , India
  • Frogfish , English , Malaysia
  • Grunting toadfish , English , Malaysia
  • Grunting toadfish , English , Global
  • Toadfish , English , Malaysia
  • Suklaakonnakala , Finnish , Finland
  • Froschfisch , German , Germany
  • Löwenkopf , German , Germany
  • Unkir , Konkani , India
  • Edun , Malay , Indonesia
  • Gedema , Malay , Malaysia
  • Gedempu , Malay , Malaysia
  • Gedempu singa , Malay , Malaysia
  • Ikan singa , Malay , Malaysia
  • Kertatok , Malay , Malaysia
  • Tekuk , Malay , Malaysia
  • 喉鳴杜父魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 喉鸣杜父鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 真蟾魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 真蟾鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 蟾魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 蟾鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 裸蟾魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 裸蟾鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Up , Thai , Thailand
  • อุบ , Thai , Thailand

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Batrachoidiformes

    Family: Batrachoididae

    Genus: Allenbatrachus

    Species: Allenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific. Recorded from the Persian Gulf (Ref. 80050). Known from the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693).

    • Biology

    Occurs in bottom areas mainly in the coastal waters. Euryhaline (Ref. 12041). Found in the sea and estuarine areas (Ref. 4833). Occurs in estuaries over muddy bottoms (Ref. 12693).

    Habitat

    brackish