Austrobatrachus iselesele

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Batrachoidiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Batrachoidaria Ordo: Batrachoidiformes

Familia: Batrachoididae
Subfamilia: Halophryninae
Genus: Austrobatrachus
Species: Austrobatrachus iselesele

Name

• Austrobatrachus iselesele Greenfield, 2012

Holotype: SAIAB 99219. Paratypes: SAIAB 99218 (1), 98664 (1).

Type locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Park Rynie, 30°19’47"S, 30°46’04"E, 50 m depth.

Etymology: The specific epithet iselesele is isiZulu for toad, referring to the common name of the fishes in the family Batrachoididae, and is treated as a noun in apposition.

Primary references

• Greenfield, D.W. 2012: Austrobatrachus iselesele, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3400: 58–63. Preview Reference page.