planifrons, Batrachus Guichenot [A.] 1850:81 [Histoire naturelle des reptiles et poissons; ref. 1940] Coasts of Algeria, western Mediterranean Sea. No types known. Text refers this name to Pl. 5 which is identified in the plate caption and table of plates as Batrachus algeriensis Guichenot. •Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801) -- (Monod 1973:657 [ref. 7193], Roux 1990:471 [ref. 15312]). Current status: Synonym of Halobatrachus didactylus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Batrachoididae: Halophryninae. Habitat: brackish, marine.
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