Gulf toadfish

Gulf toadfish
Gulf toadfish after being caught by hook and line
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Genus: Opsanus
Species:
O. beta
Binomial name
Opsanus beta
(Goode & Bean, 1880)
Synonyms

Batrachus tau beta Goode & Bean, 1880
Opsanus vandeuseni Fowler, 1939

The Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) is a species of toadfish found in the Gulf of Mexico.