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Grunting Toadfish

Allenbatrachus grunniens

Also known as: Barbells, Freshwater Toadfish, Frogfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
VenomousKeep your distance
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@perigor2000 · Malapascua, Philippines · April 20161 / 1

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Overview

No description written yet

This species came across from the legacy site without a write-up. The photos and traits are still the record.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotchesstripes
Body shape
skin tags
Behaviour
camouflagedmakes soundssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 1
LIVES IN
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderBatrachoidiformes
    5. familyBatrachoididae
    6. genusAllenbatrachus
    7. speciesAllenbatrachus grunniens (Linnaeus, 1758)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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