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Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Batrachoidinae
Etymology: Batrachoides: Greek, batrachos = frog + Greek, oides = similar (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 100 m (Ref. 4482), usually ? - 30 m (Ref. 26999). Tropical, preferred ?; 14°N - 17°S
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Mangue Grande, Angola.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 12 - ? cm
Max length : 46.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2683)
Mainly in littoral and coastal waters. Enter estuaries (Ref. 4482). Feed on fish and shrimps (Ref. 28587).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Collette, B.B. and J.L. Russo, 1981. A revision of the scaly toadfishes, genus Batrachoides, with descriptions of two new species from the eastern Pacific. Bull. Mar. Sci. 31(2):197-233. (Ref. 30719)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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