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Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Halophryninae
Etymology: Perulibatrachus: Latin, perula, -ae = little bag + Greek, batrachos = frog.
Eponymy: Martial Rossignol was an oceanographer and biologist who worked for ORSTOM in the Gulf of Guinea and the Caribbean. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur ? - 100 m (Ref. 4482). Tropical; 0° - 17°S
Eastern Atlantic: Gabon to Angola. One specimen reported from off Walvis Bay, Namibia (Ref. 4107).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4482); common length : 30.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4482)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 19; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 15. Brownish but paler below; body with 3-4 brown cross bars, head with 2; head and body sometimes with brown spots (Ref. 4107).
Occurs on the continental shelf (Ref. 3572). Feeds mainly on crustaceans (Ref. 3572). Marketed mainly fresh (Ref. 3572).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Roux, C., 1990. Batrachoididae. p. 470-473. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4482)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00490 - 0.02820), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).