Batrachoides goldmani
Batrachoides goldmani Evermann & Goldsborough, 1902
Mexican freshwater toadfish
photo by Granados-Dieseldorff, P. & M. Christensen


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Family:  Batrachoididae (Toadfishes), subfamily: Batrachoidinae
Max. size:  21.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Central America: Río Usumacinta basin in the states of Chiapas and Tabasco, Mexico; El Petén and Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Recently discovered in a tributary (Río Mescalpa) to the next river to the west of the Usumacinta, Río Grijalva.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 February 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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