Toadfish (Barchatus cirrhosus)

Scientific name: Barchatus cirrhosus Klunzinger, 1871

Toadfish (Barchatus cirrhosus)

The Toadfish (Barchatus cirrhosus) is a marine fish of the family Batrachoididae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea. Probably Somalia.

Biology

Max. length (Eran Brokovich, pers. comm., 2001).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Barchatus cirrhosus
Family
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)
Order
Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea. Probably Somalia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
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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