Schmitt's toadfish (Daector schmitti)

Scientific name: Daector schmitti Collette, 1968

Schmitt's toadfish (Daector schmitti)

The Schmitt's toadfish (Daector schmitti) is a marine fish of the family Batrachoididae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica) to the Secas Islands (Panama).

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22. Sharp venomous spine on upper rear corner of gill cover; hair-like filaments on head and body generally extending below infraorbital canal of head and below lateral line on body, reaching posteriorly on back as far as eighth ray of second dorsal fin.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Daector schmitti
Family
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)
Order
Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Depth range
5–30 m (16–98 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica) to the Secas Islands (Panama).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (B2ab(iii); D2)
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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