Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Batrachoidiformes

Family: Batrachoididae

Genus: Opsanus

Species: Opsanus phobetron Walters & Robins, 1961

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Sluggish, but pugnacious when approached closely (Ref. 5521). Dark coloration of the buccal cavity more developed in the larger specimens indicating that this trait is related to growth or maturation (Ref. 54666).

Habitat

demersal