Species: Batrachoides walkeri, Walker's toadfish

Batrachoides walkeri Collette & Russo, 1981

Walker's toadfish

Body elongate, depressed at front, compressed at rear; head narrow, depressed; eyes very small (2.8% of SL), 2-3 short, stubby tentacles over each one; no filaments between eyes or on snout; mouth strongly oblique, lower jaw projecting; teeth pointed; 2 solid spines on upper opercle and 2 below and behind those; dorsal fin with 3 solid spines, spiny and soft parts joined; dorsal rays III, 28; anal 25 rays; pectoral 19-20 rays; dorsal and anal fins not joined to tail fin; 2 lateral lines, no light organs; body covered with small imbedded scales, none on head and breast; scales on nape extend only forwards to halfway between dorsal fin and transverse lateral line canal on rear of head.