Brush-Tail Toadfish
Torquigener squamicauda
- Group: Other
- Max size: 15 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
The brush tail toadfish favours clear estuaries over shallow sandy bottoms, sometimes in small loose groups. Like other toadfishes it can inflate its body with water when threatened and carries potent toxins in its flesh. It grows to about 15 centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae › Torquigener
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 278275.
FAQ
- Is the Brush-Tail Toadfish dangerous to divers?
- The Brush-Tail Toadfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Brush-Tail Toadfish get?
- The Brush-Tail Toadfish grows to about 15 cm.