Splendid toadfish

Only lives in Cozumel.

Heron Island dive trip with Windang Dive and Spearfishing . Great Trip .

Tetraodontidae is a family of primarily marine and estuarine fish. The family includes many familiar species which are variously called puffers, balloonfish, blowfish, bubblefish, globefish, swellfish, toadfish, and toadies.

Puffer Fish are the second most poisonous vertebrate in the world, the first being a Golden Poison Frog. The skin and certain internal organs of many Tetraodontidae are highly toxic to humans, but nevertheless the meat of some species is considered a delicacy in both Japan (as fugu) and Korea (as bok-uh). If one is caught while fishing, it is recommended that thick gloves are worn to avoid poisoning and getting bitten when removing the hook.

Fish hiding in the coral.

Cool looking sponges.

Ventral view with intact parasphenoid bone as well as toothy premaxilla from left side. ID tentative, based on web photos. W shore Sengekontacket Pond, Edgartown, MA 6/24/16

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This toadfish only lives in Cozumel.

Smooth Toadfish, Tetractenos glaber, common little fish seen in a rockpool at low tide at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia. Taken with a Fujifilm Finepix S5500

Oyster Toadfish

This thing washed up on the shore at VA beach. It had big scary teeth.

Cozumel, Mexico.

Splendid Toad fish!

Gulf Toadfish (Opsanus beta). Field Studio, Meet Your Neighbours Project.

Opsanus tau

Ain't he ugly?

This Toadfish hangs out in a hole in the deck

Ugly looking toadfish I caught from the beach. He was big enough to put your fist in his mouth. What a monster!

Smooth toadfish - Tetractenos glaber (Fréminville, 1813) [more of this species]

Date: April 22, 2006

Location: Manly [more at this location]

Country: Australia

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Science Center's Jason (Gallery Science Program Manager) and TJ (Gallery Scientist – Biology) during midflight.

Splendid toadfish

Taken at Redondo beach, Des Moines, WA

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The skin of a toadfish's body and tail. You seldom get to see this end as he's usually in a hole

Silver Toadfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus (top)

Rough Golden Toadfish, Lagocephalus lunaris (bottom)

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Sleeping nurse shark... around 4' long.

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