| Family: |
Batrachoididae (Toadfishes), subfamily: Thalassophryninae |
| Max. size: |
13 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 5 - 30 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of Nicoya (Costa Rica) to the Secas Islands (Panama). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-22. 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 (Ref. 11482). |
| Biology: |
Found on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 11482). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 22 May 2007 (B2ab(iii); D2) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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