Belize country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Harborne, A., 2000
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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). Also known from Turneffe Atoll, South Water Cay Marine Reserve, Sapodilla Cays and Snake Cays. This was observed as a rare species in Belize (Ref. 128811).
National Checklist: Belize Biodiversity Information System - Fish
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://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

Common names from other countries

Sapo ojón, 吉氏蟾鱼, 吉氏蟾魚, ... more

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> Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes) > Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Batrachoidinae
Etymology: Batrachoides: Greek, batrachos = frog + Greek, oides = similar (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Meek & Hildebrand.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; agua dulce; salobre demersal. Tropical

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Western Central Atlantic: Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico; south along the coast of Central America to the Canal Zone in Panama.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 30499)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 24 - 26; Radios blandos anales: 22 - 23.

Apparently feeds on xanthid and portunid crabs, Macrobrachium shrimps, gastropods, and fish bones (Ref. 30499).

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Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Collette, Bruce B. | Colaboradores

Greenfield, D.W. and J.E. Thomerson, 1997. Fishes of the continental waters of Belize. University Press of Florida, Florida. 311 p. (Ref. 30499)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 07 November 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.8 - 28, mean 27.5 (based on 122 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.63 se; based on food items.

Resiliencia (Ref. 120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).

Batrachoides gilberti Meek & Hildebrand, 1928