Pacuma toadfish

Pacuma toadfish
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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Batrachoides surinamensis" in FishBase. April 2012 version.


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