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Pacuma Toadfish

Batrachoides surinamensis (Bloch & Schneider 1801)

Diagnostic Description

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Supraorbital and interorbital region smooth, without any filament; scaled area on head extending to middle of eye and opercle spine; 9 discrete pores on inner face of pectoral fin; body brown, with black spots and saddle-shaped blotches (Ref. 13608).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 30; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 25 - 27
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Biology

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Mainly in brackish water (Ref. 5217). Found on sandy-muddy bottoms in shallow warm water. Not so active, lingers over the substrate disguised. Feeds on small gastropod mollusks, crustaceans like crabs (Calappidae, Portunidae, Xanthidae, etc.), shrimps (Penaeidae, Palaemonidae, Alphaeidae, etc.) and fishes. Females are mature at around 20 cm length, males at 25 cm. Spawns 400 to 500 eggs, with a size of 4 to 5 mm (Ref. 35237). Marketed fresh.
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Pacuma toadfish

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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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Batrachoides surinamensis" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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Pacuma toadfish: Brief Summary

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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.

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