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Order Teleostei 🍽️ 6 Edible 🎣 2 Game Fish ⚠️ 10 Venomous

Batrachoidiformes

Families
1
Species
76
Max Length
57 cm
Max Weight
2.3 kg
Avg Trophic
3.62
Threatened
2

🔬 Taxonomic Classification

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
13 spp.
Brazil
9 spp.
Venezuela
8 spp.
Colombia
6 spp.
Suriname
5 spp.
GF
5 spp.
Guyana
5 spp.
Trinidad and Tobago
4 spp.
AW
3 spp.
CW
3 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
600 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
69
💧 Freshwater
4
🔄 Diadromous
3

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
DD
Least Concern 55
Vulnerable 5
Endangered 3
Data Deficient 12