Bifax
lacinia
Greenfield, Mee %26 Randall, 1994
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Family:
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Batrachoididae
(Toadfishes)
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Order:
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Batrachoidiformes
(toadfishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Two-faced toadfish |
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Max. size:
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33.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 6 %26#150; 8 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Western Indian Ocean: known only from central and southern Oman.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 3 - 3;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 23 - 24;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 15 %26#150; 18. Caudal fin rounded.
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Biology: |
Found in crevices. Produces a skin toxin that keeps predators away.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Collette, Bruce B.
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