Smooth Toadfish
Tetractenos glaber
- Group: Other
- Max size: 15 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A small toadfish of sandy coastal flats and estuaries, it gathers in very large schools and pushes into fresh water. Like its pufferfish kin it can inflate when threatened, and its tissues should be treated as suspect to eat.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Tetraodontiformes › Tetraodontidae › Tetractenos
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282944.
FAQ
- Is the Smooth Toadfish dangerous to divers?
- The Smooth Toadfish is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Smooth Toadfish get?
- The Smooth Toadfish grows to about 15 cm.