Vladichthys gloverensis

Vladichthys gloverensis is a species of toadfish known only from the Atlantic Coast of Belize and Honduras, where it is found on reefs. This species grows to a standard length of 5.6 cm (2.2 in).[1] The generic name honours the toadfish expert Vladimir "Vlad" Walters (1927-1987) while the specific name denotes Glover's Reef in Belize.[2]

Vladichthys gloverensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Subfamily: Batrachoidinae
Genus: Vladichthys
D. W. Greenfield, 2006
Species:
V. gloverensis
Binomial name
Vladichthys gloverensis
(D. W. Greenfield & T. A. Greenfield, 1973)
Synonyms
  • Triathalassothia gloverensis Greenfield & Greenfield, 1973
  • Amphichthys gloverensis (Greenfield & Greenfield, 1973)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Vladichthys golverensis" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
  2. 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 16 July 2018.


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