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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Genus: | Allenbatrachus |
| Species: | A. grunniens |
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| Allenbatrachus grunniens Linnaeus 1758 | |
Allenbatrachus grunniens, commonly known as the grunting toadfish, is a species of toadfish found in marine and brackish waters in the Indo Pacific. First described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758, the grunting toadfish is largely found in coastal waters and estuarine areas, especially over muddy bottoms.
The toadfish produces a "boat whistle" mating call 10-12 times a minute for hours on end to attract females to its nest. The fish's mating call is produced by sonic muscles attached to their swim bladders. The contraction of the toadfishes' sonic muscle and the speed of Ca2+ transport is the fastest of all vertebrate muscles.
The grunting toadfish is occasionally kept in aquariums; however, care should be taken when handling the animal as it is known to be venemous.
References
- "Allenbatrachus grunniens summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
- Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
- ^ Rome, Lawrence C.; Lindstedt, Stan L. (1998). "The Quest for Speed: Muscles Built for High-Frequency Contractions". Physiology. 13 (6): 261–268. doi:10.1152/physiologyonline.1998.13.6.261. ISSN 1548-9213.
- Chiu, Kuo-Hsun; Hsieh, Fu-Ming; Chen, Yu-Yun; Huang, Hurng-Wern; Shiea, Jentaie; Mok, Hin-Kiu (2013). "Parvalbumin characteristics in the sonic muscle of a freshwater ornamental grunting toadfish (Allenbatrachus grunniens)". Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 39 (2): 107–119. doi:10.1007/s10695-012-9683-4. ISSN 0920-1742.
- Rome, Lawrence C.; Cook, Chris; Syme, Douglas A.; Connaughton, Martin A.; Ashley-Ross, Miriam; Klimov, Andrei; Tikunov, Boris; Goldman, Yale E. (1999-05-11). "Trading force for speed: Why superfast crossbridge kinetics leads to superlow forces". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (10): 5826–5831. doi:10.1073/pnas.96.10.5826. ISSN 0027-8424.
- Halstead, Bruce (1959). Dangerous Marine Animals. Cornell Maritime Press.
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