Species: Thalassophryne nattereri, Copper-Joe toadfish, CopperJoe toadfish
Thalassophryne nattereri Steindachner, 1876
Copper-Joe toadfish
Head broad and flattened, greatly depressed; eyes on top of head, upward looking, eye moderate (diameter 0.31-0.54% of SL); narrow (0.47-0.74% of SL) between eyes; mouth wide; teeth are canines; gill openings restricted to side, before pectoral fin base; one (hollow) spine with venom gland on operculum; 2 dorsal fins, II strong, sharp, hollow spines with venom glands + l, 20 (19-21); anal fin 19 (18-20) rays, both fins separate from tail fin; fins long based, low; pelvics I, 2-3, before pectoral base; pectorals 16 (15-17) with glandular tissue scattered over outer part of fin; tail small, rounded; 1 lateral line, no light organs; no scales.
Head and body grey-brown; scattered small dark spots on top of head; upper body with dark bars under 2nd dorsal; bases of dorsal and opercular spines in a dark blotch; outer 1/3 of dorsal, pectoral and tail fins dark brown, shading to black towards edges of fins, edges of fins whitish.
Reaches 17.5 cm.
On soft bottoms.
Depth range: 12-73 m.
Colombia to Brazil.
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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Mud
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Soft bottom only
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Data
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Egg Type
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- Benthic
- No pelagic larva
- No pelagic phase
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Island (s)
- All species..
- Continent
- Extends South of GC
- Also in Brazil
- Continental primarily
- GC non-endemic
- Continent + Island (s)
- 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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- 17.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 12
- Depth Range Max
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- 73
