Dow's toadfish (Daector dowi)

Scientific name: Daector dowi Jordan & Gilbert, 1887

Dow's toadfish (Daector dowi)

The Dow's toadfish (Daector dowi) is a marine fish of the family Batrachoididae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Puntarenas, Costa Rica to Gulf of Guayaquil, Peru.

Biology

Body small and elongated; head wide and depressed; mouth broad; eyes dorsal; gill openings located at back of head; dorsal fin with 3 spines; pelvic fins sub-jugular; dorsal and anal fins free from caudal; anal fin with 28 to 30 rays; one lateral line; upper half head and body dark brown with white vermiculations and a white bar across the lateral line; ventral region whitish; dorsal fin black and spiny.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Daector dowi
Family
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)
Order
Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Common length
12.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Puntarenas, Costa Rica to Gulf of Guayaquil, Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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