Pi194 Batrachus grunniens (Titan triggerfish)
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Teleostei
Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Batrachoididae
Genus : Batrachus
Species : Batrachus grunniens
Irregular, dark blotches on the body; teeth sharp and pointed; anterior orbital cirrus simple with pointed tip; posterior orbital cirrus with two or more pointed tip; largest barbel at end of maxilla with two or more pointed tips. 3 solid dorsal-fin spines present; 1-3 subopercular spines present; hollow dorsal and preopercular spines plus associated venom glands absent; photophores absent; canine teeth absent; foramina in median process of pelvic bone present; median process of pelvic bone connected to pelvic bone along its entire length; upper accesory pectoral-fin radial fully ossified; medial suture between the epihyal and ceratohyal; ventral edge of cratohyal rounded where it joins epihyal; dorsal side of joint between dentary and articular about equal height and rounded; dorsal edge of quadrate flat all the way across where it meets the metapterygoid.
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