The difference between Frogfish and Toadfish

When used as nouns, frogfish means any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family , having a frog-like mouth with a lure, whereas toadfish means any of the ray-finned fishes of family , benthic ambush predators.

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  1. Frogfish as a noun:

    Any of several benthic anglerfish, of the family , having a frog-like mouth with a lure.

  2. Frogfish as a noun:

    Any of the benthic ray-finned fish of the family (the sole family of order Batrachoidiformes), which are ambush predators and have a toad-like appearance.

  3. Frogfish as a noun (archaic):

    Any fish of genus Lophius.

  1. Toadfish as a noun:

    Any of the ray-finned fishes of family , benthic ambush predators.

  2. Toadfish as a noun:

    Certain species in family Tetraodontidae The , of Australia () The , of the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans () The (or toadfish), of Australia and New Zealand () The , of Australia and New Zealand () The , of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (, syn. ) The , of Australia ()

  3. Toadfish as a noun:

    Certain species in family The () The , of Macquarie Island () The of New Zealand ()

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