Broadbodied toadfish (Riekertia ellisi)

Scientific name: Riekertia ellisi Smith, 1952

Broadbodied toadfish (Riekertia ellisi)

The Broadbodied toadfish (Riekertia ellisi) is a marine fish of the family Batrachoididae. Native range: Southeast Atlantic and western Indian Ocean, known only from South Africa, from Durban to Port St. Johns, Transkei.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17. Preserved specimens dark brown and mottled with lighter brown; smaller specimens with irregular cross bars.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Riekertia ellisi
Family
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)
Order
Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
29.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southeast Atlantic and western Indian Ocean: known only from South Africa, from Durban to Port St. Johns, Transkei.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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