Broadbodied toadfish
| Broadbodied toadfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Subfamily: | Halophryninae |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | R. ellisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Riekertia ellisi J. L. B. Smith, 1952 | |
The broadbodied toadfish (Riekertia ellisi) is a species of toadfish only known from the coasts of South Africa. This species grows to a length of 29 centimetres (11 in) TL.[2] Its binomial name honours two people: the generic name honours Dr. C. Riekert who sent J. L. B. Smith "many specimens", while the specific name honours P. V. Ellis who collected the type specimen.[3]
References
- ^ Collette, B.B. (2024). "Riekertia ellisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T87519651A87543157. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T87519651A87543157.en. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Riekertia ellisi". FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (26 July 2017). "Order BATRACHOIDIFORMES (Toadfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 July 2018.