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Opsanus tau Oyster toadfish

Opsanus tau is commonly referred to as Oyster toadfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profilbild Urheber NOAA Photo Library

Location: Atlantic Ocean, Southeast U.S. shelf/slope area

Image ID: fish3903, NOAA's Fisheries Collection / Photo Date: 2004 Credit: Andrew David, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC Panama City; Lance Horn, UNCW/NURC - Phantom II ROV operator.
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lexID:
13087 
AphiaID:
158782 
Scientific:
Opsanus tau 
German:
Krötenfisch 
English:
Oyster Toadfish 
Category:
Batrachowate 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order) > Batrachoididae (Family) > Opsanus (Genus) > tau (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Linnaeus, ), 1766 
Occurrence:
East cost of USA, Florida, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters 
Sea depth:
0 - 5 Meter 
Size:
up to 16.93" (43 cm) 
Weight:
2.2 kg 
Food:
Algae (Algivore), Amphipods, Clams, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Hermit crabs, Nekton, Schrimps, Sea squirts, Sepia 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2021-03-24 17:17:27 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Opsanus tau are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Opsanus tau, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Opsanus tau, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Synonyms:
Gadus tau Linnaeus, 1766
Opsanus cerapalus Rafinesque, 1818

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 24.03.2021.
  2. Flickr Homepage NOAA Photo Library (en). Abgerufen am 24.03.2021.
  3. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 24.03.2021.
  4. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 24.03.2021.

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Location: Atlantic Ocean, Southeast U.S. shelf/slope area

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