Batrachoididae

Pacuma toadfish

Batrachoides surinamensis

Batrachoidid Fish beneath the Caribbean Sea

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• South America
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

The Pacuma toadfish (Batrachoides surinamensis) is a species of toadfish found in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean along the coasts of Central and South America from Honduras to Brazil. It is the largest toadfish, reaching a length up to 57 cm (22 in) and a maximum recorded weight of 2.3 kg (5.1 lb). This fish is found in local commercial fisheries and the aquarium trade.