Common Name
Johnson's Reef Toadfish
Year Described
Collette & Starck, 1974
Identification
Dorsal Fin: III, 32
Anal Fin: 25
Pectoral Fin: 22
Pelvic Fin: I, 2-3
Vertebrae: 11 precaudal, 28 caudal
Lateral Line: 37 upper, 32 lower
Head flattened. No plumose tentacle above eye. Axillary pore present behind pectoral fin. Cirri present between eyes. Barbels around mouth branched. Pectoral glands absent.
Color
Body brown with indistinct darker mottling. Belly white with brown mottling.
Size
Maximum size to 253mm TL.
Habitat
Benthic on coral reefs.
Range
Western Caribbean: known only from Cozumel (Palancar Reef)
References
Collette, B.B. 1974. A review of the coral toadfishes of the genus Sanopus with descriptions of two new species from Cozumel Island, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 87 (no. 18): 185-204, Pl. 1.
Collette, B.B. 1983. Two new species of coral toadfishes, family Batrachoididae, genus Sanopus, from Yucatan, Mexico, and Belize. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 96 (no. 4): 719-724.