FB-66607 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66607 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Notothenioidei Channichthyidae Channichthys Channichthys richardsoni Shandikov, 2011 Zulu toadfish 2012-07-06 2024-08-16 Greenfield, D.W.0 <i>Austrobatrachus iselesele</i>, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3400:58-63. (Ref. 91120) FB-GeneralDescr-66616 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-07-31 00:00:00 2012-07-31 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66616 This species is not common and apparently choose holes into which it fits snugly. Feeds on whole mlluscs (Amalda optima, Colubraria c.f. castanea, Harpa queketti, Phalium labliatum, and Ranella sp. (Ref. 91120). Greenfield, D.W. 2012 <i>Austrobatrachus iselesele</i>, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3400:58-63. (Ref. 91120) FB-DiagnosticDescr-66616 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-07-31 00:00:00 2012-07-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66616 This species is distinguished by the following characters: a foramen at the top of the pectoral-fin axil; no tentacles over the eye; fine lines and ridges on the snout, interorbital area, and on top of the head posterior to the orbit (true for the genus); body with distinct black spots on sides and pectoral-fin base; snout 5.0 % SL or greater; eye into caudal-peduncle depth 0.86-1.10 times (Ref. 91120). Greenfield, D.W. 2012 <i>Austrobatrachus iselesele</i>, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3400:58-63. (Ref. 91120) FB-Morphology-66616 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-07-31 00:00:00 2012-07-31 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66616 Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 23; Analsoft rays: 15 - 18 Greenfield, D.W. 2012 <i>Austrobatrachus iselesele</i>, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3400:58-63. (Ref. 91120) FB-Distribution-66616 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-07-31 00:00:00 2024-07-16 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66616 Western Indian Ocean: South Africa. Greenfield, D.W. 2012 <i>Austrobatrachus iselesele</i>, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3400:58-63. (Ref. 91120) FB-Size-66616 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-07-31 00:00:00 2012-07-31 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66616 21.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 91120)) Greenfield, D.W. 2012 <i>Austrobatrachus iselesele</i>, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3400:58-63. (Ref. 91120) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-66616 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-07-31 00:00:00 2012-07-31 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66616 reef-associated; marine; depth range ? - 50 m (Ref. 91120) Greenfield, D.W. 2012 <i>Austrobatrachus iselesele</i>, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3400:58-63. (Ref. 91120)