Dark toadfish
| Dark toadfish | |
|---|---|
| A dark toadfish observed near Stewart Island | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Cottoidei |
| Family: | Psychrolutidae |
| Genus: | Neophrynichthys |
| Species: | N. latus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neophrynichthys latus (F. W. Hutton, 1875) | |
| Synonyms | |
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The dark toadfish (Neophrynichthys latus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Psychrolutidae, the fatheads and toadfishes. This fish is found on the continental shelf around New Zealand.