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Etymology: Austrobatrachus: Composed from Austro = south + Greek, batrachos = frog (Ref. 45335); iselesele: The name iselesele is isiZulu for toad, referring to the common name of the fishes in the family Batrachoididae; noun in apposition.. More on author: Greenfield.
Medioambiente / Clima / Gama
Ecología
; marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad ? - 50 m (Ref. 91120). Subtropical, preferred ?
Western Indian Ocean: South Africa.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 91120)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total): 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 21-23; Radios blandos anales: 15 - 18. This species is distinguished by the following characters: a foramen at the top of the pectoral-fin axil; no tentacles over the eye; fine lines and ridges on the snout, interorbital area, and on top of the head posterior to the orbit (true for the genus); body with distinct black spots on sides and pectoral-fin base; snout 5.0 % SL or greater; eye into caudal-peduncle depth 0.86-1.10 times (Ref. 91120).
This species is not common and apparently choose holes into which it fits snugly. Feeds on whole mlluscs (Amalda optima, Colubraria c.f. castanea, Harpa queketti, Phalium labliatum, and Ranella sp. (Ref. 91120).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Greenfield, D.W., 2012. Austrobatrachus iselesele, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3400:58-63. (Ref. 91120)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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