Worldwide, toadfishes (Batrachoididae) comprise 83 species belonging to 23 genera. In the western Atlantic, there are seven genera and 23 species, and the genus Sanopus Smith 1952 has six species with limited geographic distribution range in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and Caribbean Sea (CS). This work compiled and reviewed information from scientific literature and database revisions on distribution range of Sanopus species, with emphasis in the southern GOM and Mexican CS. Sanopus astrifer, S. reticulatus, and S. splendidus showed updated records from their type locality, while S. barbatus, S. greenfieldorum, and S. johnsoni had no change in distribution. We recommend improving sampling effort for recording Sanopus based on direct underwater visual census and sample collections to expand opportunities to update species distribution range, increase biological data, and provide information to assess conservation status of these species in the region.

在世界范围内，蟾蜍鱼（Batrachoididae）包括83个物种，属于23属。在西大西洋，有7个属和23种，而Sanopus Smith属1952在墨西哥湾（GOM）和加勒比海（CS）中有6种，地理分布范围有限。这项工作汇编和审查了有关Sanopus物种分布范围的科学文献和数据库修订版中的信息，重点是南部GOM和墨西哥CS。Sanopus astrifer，S。reticulatus和S. splendidus显示了来自其类型所在地的更新记录，而S. barbatus，S。greenfieldorum和S. johnsoni分布没有变化。我们建议根据直接的水下视觉普查和样本收集来改善记录Sanopus的采样工作，以扩大更新物种分布范围，增加生物学数据的机会，并提供信息来评估该地区这些物种的保护状况。