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Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Halophryninae
Etymology: Allenbatrachus: Composed from Jerry Allen an Australian taxonomist + Greek, batrachos = frog (Ref. 45335); meridionalis: Name from Latin adjective 'meridionalis' meaning southern, referring to its being the southernmost known species of the genus..
More on authors: Greenfield & Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin; saumâtre démersal. Tropical
Distribution
Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar and Reunion.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 57933)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 22; Rayons mous anaux: 19; Vertèbres: 18 - 19. This species is distinguished by its dark color; anal-fin rays 19, dorsal-fin rays 22; usually with a single, simple, pointed orbital cirrus; a simple, pointed barbel at the end of the maxilla; pointed teeth (Ref. 57933).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Greenfield, D.W. and W.L. Smith, 2004. Allenbatrachus meridionalis, a new toadfish (Batrachoididae) from Madagascar and Reunion. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 55(4):568-572. (Ref. 57933)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25.6 - 27.5, mean 26.5 °C (based on 32 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100).