Species: Thalassophryne megalops, Big-eyed toadfish, Bigeyed toadfish
no spots body & fins
Thalassophryne megalops Bean & Weed, 1910
Big-eyed toadfish
Head broad and flattened, greatly depressed; eyes on top of head, upward looking, eye large, diameter 0.54-0.67% of SL, narrow between eyes; mouth wide; teeth are canines; gill openings restricted to side, before pectoral fin base; only one hollow spine on operculum, at top corner; 2 dorsal fins, II strong, sharp, hollow spines + 17-21; anal fin 16-20; both fins long based, low; pelvics I, 2-3, before pectoral base; pectorals 13-15 (usually 14) with glandular tissue scattered over outer part of fin; tail small, rounded; 1 lateral line, no light organs; no scales.
Body and fins without prominent spots; upper back with 4 faint dark saddles; no pale margin on fins.
Reaches 7.8 cm.
Lives on muddy bottoms.
Depth range: 8-183 m.
Panama to Venezuela.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom only
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Bony fishes
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Benthic
- No pelagic larva
- No pelagic phase
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- GC endemic
- Caribbean endemic
- All species..
- Continent only
- Continent
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 7.8
- Depth Range Min
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- 8
- Depth Range Max
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- 183
