Pacuma toadfish
| Pacuma toadfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Batrachoidiformes |
| Family: | Batrachoididae |
| Genus: | Batrachoides |
| Species: | B. surinamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Batrachoides surinamensis (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) | |
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.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Batrachoides surinamensis" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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