Amphichtes [1] ( Latin Amphichthys , from other Greek amphi - on both sides and Ίχθύς - fish [2] ) is a genus of marine ray- fin fish from the family Batrachoididae. Representatives of the genus are distributed along the Atlantic coast of Central and South America from Panama to Brazil . The body length is up to 40 cm [3] . These are bottom predatory fish waiting for prey in ambush.
| Amphics |
Amphichthys cryptocentrus |
| Scientific classification |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Squad: | Batrachoidiformes Berg , 1937 |
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| International scientific name |
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Amphichthys Swainson , 1839 |
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