Coral toadfish

The Coral toadfish lives in the reef-associated, non-migratory, marine, depth range 8 - 25 m , usually 10 - 15 m environment.

"A Review of the Coral Toadfishes of the Genus Sanopus with Descriptions of Two New Species from Cozumel Island, Mexico." Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 87, no. 18 (1974): 185–204. ——. More

Coral toadfish, is quite an... Click to show "toadfish" result 8 400 x 300 15 kb Very strange!!! This fish appears to be Lagocephalus... More

Splendid Toadfish, Coral Toadfish - Sanopus splendidus This toadfish is unique in that it has only ... IMG_0325.JPG Recent Comments on Member Photos Real nice. I love it. by hpbelize IMG_17731. More

Also known as the Coral Toadfish, Sanopus splendidus generally lives on sand under crevices or coral heads in clear water, 10-25 m. It hunts at night, preying on small fishes, snails and polychaete worms. More

Common names

Coral toadfish in English
Koralpaddefisk in Danish (dansk)
Sapo magnifico in Spanish (español)
Splendid toadfish in English
礁蟾魚 in Mandarin Chinese
礁蟾魚 in Unknown
礁蟾鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
礁蟾鱼 in Unknown

Order : Batrachoidiformes
Family : Batrachoididae
Genus : Sanopus
Species : Sanopus splendidus
Authority : Collette, Starck & Phillips,1974