Daector reticulata Reticulated toadfish

Daector reticulata is commonly referred to as Reticulated toadfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

8637 

AphiaID:

280480 

Scientific:

Daector reticulata 

German:

Krötenfisch 

English:

Reticulated Toadfish 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order) > Batrachoididae (Family) > Daector (Genus) > reticulata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Günther, ), 1864 

Occurrence:

Columbia, Costa Rica, Panama 

Size:

up to 11.42" (29 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 82.4 °F (24°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Daector dowi
• Daector gerringi
• Daector quadrizonatus
• 
  Daector reticulata
  Krötenfisch
• 
  Daector schmitti
  Krötenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-08-04 16:29:18 

Last edit:

2015-08-04 16:29:18 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Daector reticulata has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Daector reticulata in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Daector reticulata. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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