Batrachoides pacifici (Günther, 1861)

Pacific toadfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Batrachoidiformes \| Batrachoididae
Synonyms	Batrachus pacifici, ... more
Common names	Bruja sapo, 太平洋蟾鱼, Pacifisk paddefisk, ... more

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Main reference

Collette, B.B. 1995. (Ref. 9277)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 43.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)

Environment

Demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine

Climate / Range

Tropical; 9°N - 5°S

Eastern Pacific: Panama canal to northern Peru.
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Short description

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 (Ref. 55763).

Sometimes enters fresh water (Ref. 9277).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Moderate to high vulnerability (51 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Garilao, Cristina V.

Modified by Busson, Frédéric

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