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Two-faced toadfish

The two-faced toadfish is a species of toadfish known only from the coast of Oman. This species grows to a length of 33 cm (13 in). It faces threats from habitat destruction, oil spills, pollution from runoff, and more. Their populations continue to decline.

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Two-faced toadfish
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Subfamily: Halophryninae
Genus: Bifax
Species:
B. lacinia
Binomial name
Bifax lacinia

The two-faced toadfish (Bifax lacinia) is a species of toadfish known only from the coast of Oman. This species grows to a length of 33 cm (13 in).2 It faces threats from habitat destruction, oil spills, pollution from runoff, and more. Their populations continue to decline.1

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  1. Collette, B.B. (2024). "Bifax lacinia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T87518842A87542256. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T87518842A87542256.en. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bifax lacinia". FishBase. April 2012 version.