Pale Toadfish

Ambophthalmos angustus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth363–826 m
Water temperature8–18 °C
Best monthsOctober
How commonOccasional

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About this species

The pale toadfish is a fathead sculpin of the family Psychrolutidae.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Pale toadfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 1 records
March: 3 records
April: 2 records
May: 1 records
June: 4 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 0 records
October: 7 records
November: 2 records
December: 0 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 363–826 m · Deepest record: 1,489 m

10–20 m: 2 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 2 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 1 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 1 records
120+ m: 1,960 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 8–18 °C

6–8 °C: 67 records
8–10 °C: 328 records
10–12 °C: 89 records
12–14 °C: 321 records
14–16 °C: 113 records
16–18 °C: 69 records
18–20 °C: 6 records

Names and classification

English: Pale Toadfish

Other scientific names: Neophrynichthys angustus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
2,001 open-data records from 1969 to 2018.

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