Common Name
Reticulate Toadfish
Year Described
Collette, 1983
Identification
Dorsal Fin: III, 31-32
Anal Fin: 25-26
Pectoral Fin: 19-20
Pelvic Fin: I, 2-3
Vertebrae: 11 precaudal, 27-29 caudal
Lateral Line: 34-36 upper, 30-32 lower
Head flattened. No plumose tentacle above eye. Axillary pore present behind pectoral fin. No cirri between eyes. Barbels around mouth branched. Pectoral glands absent.
Color
Body light brown, densely covered in dark blotches forming a reticulated pattern on the head and upper body. Belly pale with brown mottling.
Size
Maximum size to 236mm TL.
Habitat
Benthic on coral reefs.
Range
Western Caribbean: known only from the Yucatan Peninsula (Progreso Reef)
References
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.