Large-Eye Toadfish
Batrachoides gilberti
- Group: Other
- Max size: 23 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A bottom hugging toadfish with a broad head and large eyes, it lies camouflaged on the floor and ambushes crabs, freshwater shrimp and snails. It reaches about twenty three centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Batrachoidiformes › Batrachoididae › Batrachoides
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 278664.
FAQ
- Is the Large-Eye Toadfish dangerous to divers?
- The Large-Eye Toadfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Large-Eye Toadfish get?
- The Large-Eye Toadfish grows to about 23 cm.