Pacific toadfish (Batrachoides pacifici)

Scientific name: Batrachoides pacifici G?nther, 1861

Pacific toadfish (Batrachoides pacifici)

The Pacific toadfish (Batrachoides pacifici) is a freshwater fish of the family Batrachoididae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Panama canal to northern Peru.

Biology

Body depressed and moderately elongated; head wide and depressed; mouth large; eyes dorsal; gill openings located at back of the head; dorsal with 3 spines; pelvic fins sub-jugular; dorsal and anal fins free from caudal fin; anal fin with 21 to 25 rays; lateral lines two, fewer than 52 pores in the upper line and fewer than 48 in the lower; photophores lacking around the anus; body reddish brown, with some darker dorsal-lateral spots along the second dorsal fin and numerous blotches, some brown and some white, especially on the head.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Batrachoides pacifici
Family
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)
Order
Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
43.0
Common length
20.0
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Panama canal to northern Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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