Chatrabus felinus Pleated toadfish

Chatrabus felinus wird umgangssprachlich oft als Froschfisch oder Krötenfisch bezeichnet.

Guido Zsilavecz, SURG (Southern Underwater Research Group), Süd-Afrika

Foto: Castle Rocks, Cape Peninsula, Süd-Afrika

21.07.1997
Courtesy of the author Guido Zsilavecz, SURG (Southern Underwater Research Group), Süd-Afrika

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lexID:: 11490
AphiaID:: 712493

Scientific:: Chatrabus felinus
German:: Froschfisch, Krötenfisch
English:: Pleated Toadfish

Category:: Toadfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order) > Batrachoididae (Family) > Chatrabus (Genus) > felinus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Smith, ), 1952

Occurrence:: South Atlantic, South-Africa
Sea depth:: 5 - 30 Meter
Size:: up to 7.48" (19 cm)
Temperature:: 57.2 °F - 66.2 °F (14°C - 19°C)
Food:: Crustaceans, Sepia, Snails
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: None

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Chatrabus felinus
Froschfisch, Krötenfisch
Chatrabus hendersoni
Chatrabus melanurus

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2018-04-03 20:25:05
Last edit:: 2018-04-03 20:25:05

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Chatrabus felinus (Smith, 1952)

Batrachoidiformes are usually called toadfish, or "frogfish", refer to their toad-like appearance. Chatrabus felinus from South Africa eats crustaceans and mollusks.

Synonymised names:
Batrichthys felinus Smith, 1952

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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Foto: Shiffswrack, Spaniard Rock, Cape Peninsula, Süd-Afrika

Foto: Castle Rocks, Cape Peninsula, Süd-Afrika

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