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Chatrabus hendersoni (Smith, 1952)

Chocolate toadfish
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Common names: Chocolate toadfish, Sjokolade-platannavis
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only from Port Alfred to the mouth of the Storms River.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hutchins, J.B., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sjokolade-platannavis, 享氏叉鼻蟾鱼, 享氏叉鼻蟾魚, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes) > Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Halophryninae
Etymology:   More on author: Smith.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre demersal.   Subtropical

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Southeast Atlantic: known only from South Africa (Port Alfred to the mouth of the Storms River).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4107)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 20 - 23; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 18. Body brown, with 3-4 dark crossbars; dorsal surface of head chocolate brown; pectorals yellow-orange, with vague dark bars basally; caudal light orange-brown (Ref. 4107).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Collette, Bruce B. | Colaboradores

Hutchins, J.B., 1986. Batrachoididae. p. 358-361. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4107)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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