Family : Batrachoididae (Toadfishes)
Order : Batrachoidiformes  (toadfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Flat toadfish
Fish Name : Colletteichthys dussumieri
Max size : 27.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3316)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: found in the Persian Gulf and along the coasts of Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-22; Anal soft rays: 15-17; Vertebrae: 27-27. This has the dorsocranium under the skin completely covered by epaxial trunk muscles; frontal bones solid, lacking a foramen on each side; one short subopercular spine, often with a small second point below; head and body with no scales; a funnel-shaped pit at top of pectoral-fin axil, with glandular tissue inside and extending from ventral pit margin onto axil; no maxillary flap; lower gill opening well below lower pectoral-fin base; head into SL 2.4- 2.8 times; supraorbital tentacles present above posterior half of eye; and all five pectoral-fin radials ossified. Dorsal-fin elements III,19-22; anal-fin rays 15-17; pectoral-fin rays 21-24; vertebrae 27 (Ref. 57811).
Biology : Prefers muddy bottoms. Caught by handlines and bottom trawls. Sold mostly fresh in markets
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Collette, Bruce B.
Main Ref : Hutchins, J.B.. 1984. (Ref. 3316)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses