BrackishSaltwater
Pacuma toadfish
Batrachoides surinamensis
Batrachoididae, Batrachoidinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 57 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 3,912 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Missing
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Aruba, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, and 5 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Mainly in brackish water. Found on sandy-muddy bottoms in shallow warm water. Not so active, lingers over the substrate disguised. Feeds on small gastropod mollusks, crustaceans like crabs (Calappidae, Portunidae, Xanthidae, etc.), shrimps (Penaeidae, Palaemonidae, Alphaeidae, etc.) and fishes. Females are mature at around 20 cm length, males at 25 cm. Spawns 400 to 500 eggs, with a size of 4 to 5 mm. Marketed fresh.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Batrachoides tau
- Batrachus surinamensis
In other languages
- Sapo
- Sapo
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.