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Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Thalassophryninae
Etymology: Thalassophryne: Greek, thalassa = the sea + Greek , phryne = toad (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Subtropical
Southwest Atlantic: southeastern Brazil to Argentina.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.4 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 9358)
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Large dark colored species with four tan dorsal saddles under the second dorsal fin and with pale distal margins to the second dorsal, anal, pectoral, and caudal fins (Ref. 30721).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Collette, B.B., 1966. A review of the venomous toadfishes, subfamily Thalassophryninae. Copeia 1966(4):846-864. (Ref. 30721)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00490 (0.00187 - 0.01281), b=3.15 (2.93 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).