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Batrachoides gilberti in Belize
Large-eye toadfish

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Batrachoides gilberti   Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
Family:	Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)			picture (Bagil_u1.gif) by van de Ven, M.
Order:	Batrachoidiformes  (toadfishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Large-eye toadfish
Max. size:	23.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30499)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Western Central Atlantic: Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico; south along the coast of Central America to the Canal Zone in Panama.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-26; Anal soft rays: 22-23
Biology:	Apparently feeds on xanthid and portunid crabs, Macrobrachium shrimps, gastropods, and fish bones (Ref. 30499)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Collette, Bruce B.
Main Ref:	Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson. 1997. (Ref. 30499)
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Belize country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Collected from 3 localities in Belizean fresh waters: from Southern Lagoon, Temash River 32 km above the mouth , and from Progresso Lagoon (Ref. 30499).
National  Checklist:	Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bh.html
National  Fisheries  Authority:	www.caricom-fisheries.com/belize-fisheries
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997
National Database:	Belize Biodiversity Information System
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