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Halophryne hutchinsi Greenfield, 1998

Hutchin's toadfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes) > Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Halophryninae
Etymology: Halophryne: Greek, als, alis = salt + Greek, phryne = toad (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr J Barry Hutchins (d: 1946) was Curator of Fishes at the Western Australian Museum (1998–2007), which he joined as a Technical Officer (1972) and where he worked until he retired. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Greenfield.

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Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Philippines and Indonesia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28613)

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 19; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15; Vertebrae: 25 - 27.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits silty inshore reefs in 3-15 m (Ref 90102).

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Greenfield, D.W., 1998. Halophryne hutchinsi:A new toadfish (Batrachoididae) from the Philippine Islands and Pulau Waigeo, Indonesia. Copeia 1998(3):696-701. (Ref. 28613)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 July 2023

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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