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Batrachoididae
Atlantic midshipman
Porichthys plectrodon
Twenty Nine Centimeters Batrachoidid Fish from Mexican Waters
- Tropical
- Southern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- North America
- South America
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
MediumPorichthys plectrodon, commonly known as Atlantic midshipman, is a species of toad fish in the family Batrachoididae.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Toadfishes
- Family
- Batrachoididae
- Genus
- Porichthys
- Maximum length
- 29 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Virginia, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to at least northern South America.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
