Species: Opsanus dichrostomus, Bicolor toadfish

Opsanus dichrostomus Collette, 2001

Bicolor toadfish

Head and front of body moderately depressed; head narrow (19.5-30.1% of SL), with many barbells, especially around lower jaw; distance between eyes < eye diameter; 2 solid spines on upper opercle and 1 below those; teeth molar-like to pointed, but no canines; gill openings restricted to side, before pectoral fin base; dorsal fin with 3 solid spines, spiny and soft parts joined, soft part 23-25, rarely 26; anal fin 20-22 rays; dorsal and anal fins not joined to tail fin; pectoral rays usually 17-19, discrete glands between upper pectoral rays on inner surface of fin; a pore opening to surface at rear of base of pectoral fin; 2 lateral lines, no light organs; no scales.

Head and body mottled, indistinct bars on body; rear of lower part of mouth dark in adults: soft dorsal and anal fins with ~10 oblique bars; tail fin with ~6 dark bars; pectoral fin barred.

Reaches 15 cm.

Lives on reefs.

Depth range: 1-5 m.

The southern Gulf of Mexico and NW Caribbean.