Halophryne diemensis Banded Toadfish

Halophryne diemensis is commonly referred to as Banded Toadfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Vain kokeneille harrastajille. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

4842 

AphiaID:

280985 

Scientific:

Halophryne diemensis 

German:

Gebänderter Krötenfisch, Diemens Krötenfisch 

English:

Banded Toadfish 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order) > Batrachoididae (Family) > Halophryne (Genus) > diemensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Lesueur, ), 1824 

Occurrence:

Australia, Cambodia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Myanmar, Northern Territory (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Timor, Western Australia 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 20 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coastal waters, Estuaries (river mouths), Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Mangrove Zones, Reef crevices, Reef-associated, Rock crevices, Seawater, Sea water, Unconsolidated muddy grounds, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

up to 11.02" (28 cm) 

Weight:

400 g 

Temperature:

24,8 °F - 29,3 °F (24,8°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Hermit crabs, Snails 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

Difficulty:

Vain kokeneille harrastajille 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Halophryne diemensis
  Gebänderter Krötenfisch, Diemens Krötenfisch
• Halophryne hutchinsi
• Halophryne ocellatus
• 
  Halophryne queenslandiae
  Queensland Krötenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2012-11-25 09:39:39 

Last edit:

2026-03-26 19:29:17 

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