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Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Batrachoidiformes
Family:
Batrachoididae
Subfamily:
Halophryninae
Genus:
Allenbatrachus
Species:
grunniens
Common:
Grunting toadfish
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Brackish water
Marine
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Regions:
Indian Ocean, Eastern
Indian Ocean, Western
Pacific, Western Central
Asia - Inland Waters
Rosner, E., Chagnaud, B. P., Wullimann, M. F. 2020. Serotonin Systems in Three Socially Communicating Teleost Species, the Grunting Toadfish (Allenbatrachus grunniens), a South American Marine Catfish (Ariopsis seemanni), and the Upside-Down Catfish (Synodontis nigriventris). Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy, 104(101708).
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Chiu, K.-H., Hsieh, F.-M., Chen, Y.-Y., Huang, H.-W., Shiea, J., Mok, H.-K. 2013. Parvalbumin Characteristics in the Sonic Muscle of a Freshwater Ornamental Grunting Toadfish (Allenbatrachus grunniens). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 39(2): 107-119.