| Family: |
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes), subfamily: Halophryninae |
| Max. size: |
30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; pH range: 7.80000019073486 - 8.5, amphidromous |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific. Recorded from the Persian Gulf (Ref. 80050). Known from the Mekong delta (Ref. 12693). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-22; Anal soft rays: 16-17; Vertebrae: 26-27. Description: Characterized by an elongate laterally compressed body; greyish, brown or blackish color; fins and body with mottled pale or dark irregular blotches; depth of body 4.4-6.6 in SL; eyes not raised above head profile; snout length is greater than eye diameter; three spines on operculum; two spines on suboperculum; gill opening extending from upper three-fourths to four-fifths of base of pectoral fin; pointed and conical teeth on jaws, vomer and palatines; anterior orbital tentacle unbranched with pointed tip (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in bottom areas mainly in the coastal waters. Euryhaline (Ref. 12041). Found in the sea and estuarine areas (Ref. 4833). Occurs in estuaries over muddy bottoms (Ref. 12693). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
venomous |
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