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Batrachoididae

Bocon toadfish

Amphichthys cryptocentrus

Big headed brown black toadfish

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Bocon toadfish is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in coastal waters, and records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Toadfishes
Family: Batrachoididae
Genus: Amphichthys
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Panama to Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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