Neophrynichthys latus Dark toadfish

Neophrynichthys latus is commonly referred to as Dark toadfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

10381 

AphiaID:

281699 

Scientific:

Neophrynichthys latus 

German:

Dickkopf-Groppe 

English:

Dark Toadfish 

Category:

Sculpins 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Psychrolutidae (Family) > Neophrynichthys (Genus) > latus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Hutton, ), 1875 

Occurrence:

Endemic species, New Zealand 

Sea depth:

16 - 150 Meter 

Size:

21,5 cm 

Temperature:

50 °F - 61.88 °F (10°C - 16.6°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Neophrynichthys heterospilos
• 
  Neophrynichthys latus
  Dickkopf-Groppe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2017-01-26 11:04:29 

Last edit:

2020-05-25 18:57:40 

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