Walter's toadfish (Batrachoides waltersi)

Scientific name: Batrachoides waltersi Collette & Russo, 1981

Walter's toadfish (Batrachoides waltersi)

The Walter's toadfish (Batrachoides waltersi) is a freshwater fish of the family Batrachoididae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, mouth of the Dulce River, Mexico to Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica.

Species facts

Scientific name
Batrachoides waltersi
Family
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)
Order
Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
29.2
Environment
Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: mouth of the Dulce River, Mexico to Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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