Schmitt's toadfish (Daector schmitti) fish species and information / pictures of Schmitt's toadfish - Daector schmitti

Schmitt's toadfish (Daector schmitti) fish species information

Scientific Name
Daector schmitti

Common Name
Schmitt's toadfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22. Sharp venomous spine on upper rear corner of gill cover; hair-like filaments on head and body generally extending below infraorbital canal of head and below lateral line on body, reaching posteriorly on back as far as eighth ray of second dorsal fin (Ref. 11482).

Classification

Classified By

Collette, 1968

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Toadfishes (Batrachoidiformes)

Family

Toadfishes (Batrachoididae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Central Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica) to the Secas Islands (Panama).

Range

11°N - 7°N

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

5 m

Depth To - meters

30 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 30 m (Ref. 11482)

Trophic Level

3.52 s.e. 0.58 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

13.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(iii); D2)