Schmitt's toadfish
📖 Overview
Schmitt's toadfish (Daector schmitti), first described by Collette, 1968 is a small fish in the family Batrachoididae (order Batrachoidiformes). Adults typically reach 13.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 5 to 30 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Vulnerable.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22. Sharp venomous spine on upper rear corner of gill cover; hair-like filaments on head and body generally extending below infraorbital canal of head and below lateral line on body, reaching posteriorly on back as far as eighth ray of second dorsal fin .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Schmitt's toadfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 30 m . Tropical; 11°N - 7°N Central Pacific: Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica) to the Secas Islands (Panama).
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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