Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae Toadfishes
Subfamily: Thalassophryninae
Genus: Daector

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5 species (see list below)
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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Daector dowi (Jordan & Gilbert, 1887)

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Daector dowi
[Dow's toadfish]

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South America
Max. Length 21.9 cm SL
Daector gerringi (Rendahl, 1941)

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Daector gerringi
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South America
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Daector quadrizonatus (Eigenmann, 1922)

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Daector quadrizonatus
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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 27 cm SL
Daector reticulata (Günther, 1864)

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Daector reticulata
[Reticulated toadfish]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Daector schmitti Collette, 1968

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Daector schmitti
[Schmitt's toadfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Daector dowi Dow's toadfish Eastern Pacific 16 TL 1887
Daector gerringi South America 21.9 SL 1941
Daector quadrizonatus South America 18 SL 1922
Daector reticulata Reticulated toadfish Eastern Central Pacific 27 SL 1864
Daector schmitti Schmitt's toadfish Eastern Central Pacific 13 SL 1968



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