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Batrachoides pacifici in Panama
Pacific toadfish

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Batrachoides pacifici   (Günther, 1861)
Family:	Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)			picture (Bapac_j1.jpg) by Robertson, R.
Order:	Batrachoidiformes  (toadfishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Pacific toadfish
Max. size:	43.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 55763)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical; 9°N - 5°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience:	Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Eastern Pacific: Panama canal to northern Peru.
Diagnosis:	Body depressed and moderately elongated; head wide and depressed; mouth large; eyes dorsal; gill openings located at back of the head; dorsal with 3 spines; pelvic fins sub-jugular; dorsal and anal fins free from caudal fin; anal fin with 21 to 25 rays; lateral lines two, fewer than 52 pores in the upper line and fewer than 48 in the lower; photophores lacking around the anus; body reddish brown, with some darker dorsal-lateral spots along the second dorsal fin and numerous blotches, some brown and some white, especially on the head (Ref. 55763).
Biology:	Sometimes enters fresh water (Ref. 9277)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Collette, Bruce B.
Main Ref:	Collette, B.B.. 1995. (Ref. 9277)
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Panama country information
Common names:	[ No common name ]		Ref:
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Importance:	minor commercial		Ref:  Collette, B.B., 1995
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Ranges from the Panama canal eastward (Ref. 9277). Found in markets (Ref. 9277).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pm.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Collette, B.B., 1995
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	Modified:  Garilao, Cristina V.	Entered:  Garilao, Cristina V.

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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