Allenbatrachus grunniens Grunting toadfish

Allenbatrachus grunniensis commonly referred to as Grunting toadfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended.

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lexID:

5146 

AphiaID:

221345 

Scientific:

Allenbatrachus grunniens 

German:

Grunzender Krötenfisch 

English:

Grunting Toadfish 

Category:

Toadfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order) > Batrachoididae (Family) > Allenbatrachus (Genus) > grunniens (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Arabian Sea, Madagascar, Western Indian Ocean 

Size:

up to 13.78" (35 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 82.4 °F (23°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Clams, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Schrimps, Worms, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Allenbatrachus grunniens
  Grunzender Krötenfisch
• Allenbatrachus meridionalis
• Allenbatrachus reticulatus

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-03-02 20:13:04 

Last edit:

2013-03-02 20:13:04 

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