Biology:Pacuma toadfish
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Short description: Species of fish
| Pacuma toadfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Actinopterygii |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Batrachoididae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Batrachoides |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">B. surinamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachoides surinamensis (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)
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The Pacuma toadfish (Batrachoides surinamensis) is a species of toadfish found in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of Central and South America from Honduras to Brazil . It is the largest toadfish, reaching a length up to 57 cm (22 in) and a maximum recorded weight of 2.3 kg (5.1 lb). This fish is found in local commercial fisheries and the aquarium trade.[2]
References
- ↑ Collette, B.B. (2010). "Batrachoides surinamensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154930A4670747. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154930A4670747.en.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Batrachoides surinamensis" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2100930 entry
