The scarecrow toadfish: Habitat, abundance and size at maturity at Bimini, Bahamas

S. P. Newman; S. H. Gruber; R. D. Handy

doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00274.x

The scarecrow toadfish: Habitat, abundance and size at maturity at Bimini, Bahamas

S. P. Newman, S. H. Gruber, R. D. Handy

Marine Biology and Fisheries

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Abstract

Six scarecrow toadfish Opsanus phobetron were found in the stomachs of five juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris, and subsequent sampling yielded 29 O. phobetron specimens from mangroves (45% of toadfish), conch shells (28%). and seagrass beds (25%) around Bimini, Bahamas during the winter. The presence of large numbers of scarecrow toadfish including mature females, when the water temperature was >22° C, suggests that this is a successful breeding tropical population and not a glacial relict.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	248-252
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Fish Biology
Volume	64
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2004.00274.x
State	Published - Jan 2004

Keywords

Lemon shark
Mangrove
Opsanus phobetron
Scarecrow toadfish
Sexual maturity
Temperature

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