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Opsanus pardus Leopard toadfish

Opsanus pardus is commonly referred to as Leopard toadfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for aquarium keeping. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
17268 
AphiaID:
275648 
Scientific:
Opsanus pardus 
German:
Leoparden-Krötenfisch 
English:
Leopard Toadfish 
Category:
Batrachowate 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order) > Batrachoididae (Family) > Opsanus (Genus) > pardus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Goode & Bean, ), 1880 
Occurrence:
Cuba, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, South East Coast USA, West-Atlantic Ocean 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
0 - 100 Meter 
Habitats:
Coral reefs, Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Inshore, Marine / Salt Water, Offshore, Oyster beds, Rocky reefs, Ship Wrecks 
Size:
up to 15.35" (39 cm) 
Temperature:
22,7 °F - 519.8 °F (22,7°C - 271°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Snails, Worms, Zoobenthos 
Difficulty:
Not suitable for aquarium keeping 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-03-01 18:38:33 

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Opsanus pardus is a somewhat bizarre-looking, but for humans completely harmless demersal fish with a light brown to yellowish base coloration, which means that the predator is not quickly noticed by unwary prey.

The head, body and fins have pupil-sized brown spots, which are arranged in diagonal rows on the dorsal and anal fins,
The body is speckled and shows bars on the dorsal, anal and caudal fins, which are irregular and rarely complete.
The pectoral fins are speckled, the inside of the mouth is not pigmented.

Synonym: Batrachus tau pardus Goode & Bean, 1880 - unaccepted

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 26.02.2025.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 26.02.2025.
  3. Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system (multi). Abgerufen am 26.02.2025.

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