Mexican freshwater toadfish (Batrachoides goldmani)

Species facts

Scientific name

Batrachoides goldmani

Family

Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)

Order

Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

21.6

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Climate

Tropical

Distribution

Central America: R?o Usumacinta basin in the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, Mexico; El Pet?n and Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Recently discovered in a tributary (R?o Mescalpa) to the next river to the west of the Usumacinta, R?o Grijalva.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Resilience

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