Toadfish
Toadfish is the common name for a variety of species from several different families of fish, usually because of their toad-like appearance or calls using their swimbladder.
Batrachoididae
The entire family Batrachoididae are typically called toadfishes. They are benthic ambush predators, known for their ability to produce sound with their swim bladders; the midshipmen are especially well-known for this ability.Tetraodontidae
The name toadfish is applied to some species of the family Tetraodontidae, including:- The banded toadfish, Torquigener pleurogramma
- The blackspotted toadfish, Arothron nigropunctatus
- The common toadfish, Tetractenos hamiltoni
- The prickly toadfish, shared by Contusus richei and Contusus brevicaudus
- The red striped toadfish, Tetraodon erythrotaenia
- The silver-cheeked toadfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus
- The smooth toadfish, ''Tetractenos glaber''
Psychrolutidae
- The dark toadfish, Neophrynichthys latus
- The frilled toadfish, Ambophthalmos magnicirrus
- The pale toadfish, ''Ambophthalmos angustus''
Gobiidae
- The toadfish goby, ''Cryptopsilotris batrachodes''