Amphichthys cryptocentrus

Animalia/Chordata/Batrachoidiformes/Batrachoididae/Amphichthys

At a glance

Occurrence records155

Data sources9

Biological traits8

DNA specimens2

eDNA detections0

Sources9 archives

Databases and archives Amphichthys cryptocentrus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation4 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility81 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System74 records↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics2 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

GLoBIGlobal Biotic Interactionsbiotic interactions↗

On this page4 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources8 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS155 records

DNA & barcodingBOLD2 specimens

01Narrative

The Bocon toadfish (Amphichthys cryptocentrus) is a species of tropical toadfish in the family Batrachoididae found along the Caribbean-Atlantic Coast of Central and South America from Panama to Brazil in the sub-tidal zone. This species grows to a length of 40 cm. This species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries. It deposits its eggs on the shells of molluscs and on stones. It is one of the few marine species of fish in which the male guards its fry and juveniles. It feed mostly on molluscs and crustaceans. It is associated with coral and rocky reefsand has a depth range of 0-70 m and is normally found on sandy or rocky sea beds, although it will also hide in caves and rock crevices.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology2

Body length40 cm

Body mass1 200 g

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonereef-associated

Uses & economy1

Commercial importanceminor commercial

Other traits3

Depth max70 m

Depth min0 m

Vulnerability30

05DNA & barcoding2 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Amphichthys cryptocentrus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens2

BINs1

Marker genes1

Countries1

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type155 records

Wild obs. + sensor42

Museum / vouchered111

Other2

Origin

Native3

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO300 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit13

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 27 m · max 70 m · 13 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy79% within 1 km

≤100 m 10≤1 km 5≤10 km 1>10 km 3

19 georeferenced · 23 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor42

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy14% within 1 km

≤100 m 2≤1 km 3≤10 km 8>10 km 24

37 georeferenced · 74 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence111

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions7 of 17 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Cambridge, US	12
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	10
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulolocation not on record	4
FishBaselocation not on record	3
CASlocation not on record	3
Washington, US	3
University of Texas Biodiversity Collections (UTBC)location not on record	2
Paris, FR	2
Geneva, CH	2
Toronto, CA	2
Texas Cooperative Wildlife Collectionlocation not on record	2
Museu Nacional/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeirolocation not on record	2
University of California San Diegolocation not on record	2
Museo civico La Terra e l'Uomo di Crocetta del Montellolocation not on record	1
	1
Los Angeles, US	1
PUC-RSlocation not on record	1

17 institutions · 53 of 111 vouchered records shown