Flat toadfish (Colletteichthys dussumieri)

Scientific name: Colletteichthys dussumieri Valenciennes, 1837

Flat toadfish (Colletteichthys dussumieri)

The Flat toadfish (Colletteichthys dussumieri) is a marine fish of the family Batrachoididae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, found in the Persian Gulf and along the coasts of Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-22; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17; Vertebrae: 27. This has the dorsocranium under the skin completely covered by epaxial trunk muscles; frontal bones solid, lacking a foramen on each side; one short subopercular spine, often with a small second point below; head and body with no scales; a funnel-shaped pit at top of pectoral-fin axil, with glandular tissue inside and extending from ventral pit margin onto axil; no maxillary flap; lower gill opening well below lower pectoral-fin base; head into SL 2.4- 2.8 times; supraorbital tentacles present above posterior half of eye; and all five pectoral-fin radials ossified. Dorsal-fin elements III,19-22; anal-fin rays 15-17; pectoral-fin rays 21-24; vertebrae 27.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Colletteichthys dussumieri
Family
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)
Order
Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: found in the Persian Gulf and along the coasts of Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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.

Last updated