Bocon toadfish

The Bocon toadfish (Amphichthys cryptocentrus) is a species of tropical toadfish in the family Batrachoididae found along the Caribbean-Atlantic Coast of Central and South America from Panama to Brazil in the sub-tidal zone. This species grows to a length of 40 cm (16 in). This species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. It deposits its eggs on the shells of molluscs and on stones. It is one of the few marine species of fish in which the male guards its fry and juveniles.[2] It feed mostly on molluscs and crustaceans.[1] It is associated with coral and rocky reefsand has a depth range of 0–70 metres (0–230 ft) and is normally found on sandy or rocky sea beds,[1] although it will also hide in caves and rock crevices.[2]

Bocon toadfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Batrachoidiformes
Family: Batrachoididae
Genus: Amphichthys
Species:
A. cryptocentrus
Binomial name
Amphichthys cryptocentrus
(Valenciennes, 1837)
Synonyms[2]

Amphichthys hildebrandi (Breder, 1925)
Batrachus cryptocentrus Valenciennes, 1837
Marcgravia cryptocentra (Valenciennes, 1837)
Opsanus hildebrandi Breder, 1925

References
  1. Collette, B.; Matsuura, K.; Nelson, J.; et al. (2010). "Amphichthys cryptocentrus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T155024A4701666. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T155024A4701666.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Amphichthys cryptocentrus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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