toadfishEtymologyFrom toad + fish, in reference to their toadlike appearance.nounAny fish thought to resemble a toad.; Any fish of the genus Lophius.Any fish thought to resemble a toad.; Any of the ray-finned fishes of family Batrachoididae of benthic ambush predators.Any fish thought to resemble a toad.; Certain species in family Tetraodontidae.; Banded toadfish, of Australia (Torquigener pleurogramma).Any fish thought to resemble a toad.; Certain species in family Tetraodontidae.; Blackspotted toadfish, of the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans (Arothron nigropunctatus).Any fish thought to resemble a toad.; Certain species in family Tetraodontidae.; Common toadfish (or toadfish), of Australia and New Zealand (Tetractenos hamiltoni).Any fish thought to resemble a toad.; Certain species in family Tetraodontidae.; Prickly toadfish, of Australia and New Zealand (Contusus richei).