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Amphichthys cryptocentrus (Valenciennes, 1837)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 25; Vertebrae: 36 - 38. Head depressed, trunk compressed; molariform teeth on both jaws; no venomous gland on any spine; body brownish dorsally with black diffuse mottlings, pale ventrally; lateral line pores distinct with white spots; fin membranes black distally (Ref. 13608).

Common Names

  • Bocon toadfish , English , USA
  • Bocon toadfish , English , Global
  • Sapo bacon , English , USA
  • Sapo bocon , English , Trinidad Tobago
  • Ruskokonnakala , Finnish , Finland
  • Crapaud goulu , French , Global
  • Umi-gama , Japanese , Japan
  • 吻双蟾鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 吻雙蟾魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 希氏双蟾鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 希氏雙蟾魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 隐棘锤蟾鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 隱棘鎚蟾魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Pacamão , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Pacamon , Portuguese , Brazil
  • Sapo bocón , Spanish , Spain

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Batrachoidiformes

    Family: Batrachoididae

    Genus: Amphichthys

    Species: Amphichthys cryptocentrus (Valenciennes, 1837)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Western Atlantic: Panama to Brazil.

    • Biology

    Inhabits littoral (subtidal) waters; usually found on sandy or rock bottom; large fish may be found in waters less than 1 m of depth hiding in crevices or caves (Ref. 3273). Feeds mostly on molluscs and crustaceans. Reported to be moderately abundant and regularly consumed by fishermen (Ref. 50841). Eggs are deposited on the shells of mollusks and on stones. One of the very few marine fishes that guards fry and juveniles. It is caught in traps and special types of hooks (garrapinos) (Ref. 50841). Marketed fresh.

    Habitat

    associated