Opsanus dichrostomus
Bicolor Toadfish
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Batrachoidiformes
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)
Opsanus
Opsanus dichrostomus (Bicolor Toadfish)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Narrow interorbital distance (29-65 thousandths of SL), usually less than the diameter of the orbit (60-104 thousandths of SL), versus usually equal to or wider than the orbit diameter in other Opsanus species. Similar to O. phobetron, both usually have the posterior part of lower half of the mouth darkly pigmented in specimens over 7 cm SL. Upper lateral-line papillae 26, lower 23. Pectoral fin glands 12, starting between uppermost 2 pectoral fin-rays (Ref. 41041).
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Western Caribbean Sea and southern Gulf of Mexico.
Habitat Associations
Marine. demersal. depth range 1-5 m.
Biology
Max length: 12.6 cm SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-08-20. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Collette, B.B. (2001) Opsanus dichrostomus, a new toadfish (Teleostei: Batrachoididae) from the western Caribbean Sea and southern Gulf of Mexico. Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. (731):1-16.
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