Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus) fish species and information / pictures of Lusitanian toadfish - Halobatrachus didactylus

Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus didactylus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Halobatrachus didactylus

Common Name
Lusitanian toadfish

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21. Caudal fin rounded (Ref.5377).

Classification

Classified By

Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Toadfishes (Batrachoidiformes)

Family

Toadfishes (Batrachoididae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: southern Bay of Biscay to Ghana, including the western Mediterranean. Reported from the Gambia River (Ref. 28587).

Range

45°N - 4°N, 18°W - 17°E

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

10 m

Depth To - meters

50 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 50 m (Ref. 2683)

Trophic Level

3.95 s.e. 0.64 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

50.0 cm

Common Length

35.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (59 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Venomous (Ref. 4690)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated