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Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Thalassophryninae
Etymology: Daector: Greek, daiktor, -oros = that can kill (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain John Melmoth Dow (1827–1892) was an American naturalist and explorer, in addition to being a ship’s master and shipping agent. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Jordan & Gilbert.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal. Tropical; 8°N - 3°S
Eastern Pacific: Puntarenas, Costa Rica to Gulf of Guayaquil, Peru.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55763); common length : 12.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55763)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Body small and elongated; head wide and depressed; mouth broad; eyes dorsal; gill openings located at back of head; dorsal fin with 3 spines; pelvic fins sub-jugular; dorsal and anal fins free from caudal; anal fin with 28 to 30 rays; one lateral line; upper half head and body dark brown with white vermiculations and a white bar across the lateral line; ventral region whitish; dorsal fin black and spiny (Ref. 55763).
Occurs in shallow waters (Ref. 9277).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Collette, B.B., 1995. Batrachoididae. Peje-sapos, sapos. p. 910-918. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9277)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00490 (0.00186 - 0.01287), b=3.15 (2.92 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100). 🛈 |