Cotuero toadfish

Cotuero toadfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Genus: Batrachoides
Species: B. manglae
Binomial name
Batrachoides manglae
Cervigón, 1964

The cotuero toadfish (Batrachoides manglae) is a species of toadfish found in tropical waters along the Atlantic Coasts of Colombia and Venezuela. This species grows to a length of 30 cm (12 in).[1][2] It is of minor importance in commercial fisheries.

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Batrachoides manglae" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
  2. Acero, A. 1996. Batrachoides manglae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007
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