Animalia > Chordata > Batrachoidiformes > Batrachoididae > Batrachoides > Batrachoides surinamensis

Batrachoides surinamensis (Pacum toadfish; Sapo; Pacuma toadfish)

Synonyms: Batrachoides tau (heterotypic); Batrachus surinamensis
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Wikipedia Abstract

The Pacuma toadfish (Batrachoides surinamensis) is a species of toadfish found in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of Central and South America from Honduras to Brazil. It is the largest toadfish, reaching a length up to 57 cm (22 in) and a maximum recorded weight of 2.3 kg (5.1 lb). This fish is found in local commercial fisheries and the aquarium trade.
View Wikipedia Record: Batrachoides surinamensis

Predators

Rhizoprionodon porosus (Snook shark)[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Hysterothylacium reliquens[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0