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Issue: Vol. 3400 No. 1: 26 Jul. 2012
Type: Articles
Published: 2012-07-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3400.1.4
Page range: 58–63
Abstract views: 36
PDF downloaded: 2

Austrobatrachus iselesele, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae)

Research Associate, Department of Ichthyology, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Dr., Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118-4599 and Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii. Mailing address: 994 Egan Ave, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Fish Austrobatrachus iselesele Austrobatrachus foedus toadfishes South Africa Batrachoididae

Abstract

The second known species in the genus Austrobatrachus is described from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Its live color-ation is very different from the other known species, A. foedus, having many black spots on the body and solid colored fins. It also has a longer snout and larger eye. The species lives in holes in the reef at depths of 49–50 m.

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