Austrobatrachus Smith, 1949

Greenfield, David W., 2012, Austrobatrachus iselesele, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae), Zootaxa 3400, pp. 58-63 : 58

Genus Austrobatrachus Smith, 1949 .

Type species: Pseudobatrachus foedus Smith,1947 , by original designation and monotypy.

Diagnosis. A member of the subfamily Halophryninae ( Greenfield et al., 2008) lacking scales and a maxillary flap; a foramen present at top of pectoral-fin axil; one subopercular spine and two filaments; supraorbital tentacles absent; anterior nasal tentacle tubular with multifid fringe at tip; dorsal-fin rays fewer than 24; snout, interorbital area, and top of head posterior to orbit with many small ridges giving it a wrinkled appearance ( Fig. 2 ).

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FIGURE 2. Dorsal view of head of preserved holotype of Austrobatrachus iselesele showing ridges. Photograph by D. W. Greenfield.