Banded toadfish

Aphos porosus

Pore rows bend into a horseshoe beneath the eye

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
South America
Medium
Tropical fish

The banded toadfish (Aphos porosus) is a species of toadfish found along the Pacific coast of South America where it is found in Chile, Ecuador and Peru. This species grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Aphos. Unlike the other genus, Porichthys in this subfamily the banded toadfish lacks photophores.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Toadfishes
Family: Batrachoididae
Genus: Aphos
Maximum length: 28 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southeast Pacific: Puerto Pizzoro, Peru to the Strait of Magellan.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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