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  1. Toadfish - Encyclopedia.com

    May 14, 2018 · toadfish, common name for the sluggish, bottom-feeding fishes of the family Batrachoididae, found mainly in marine and brackish waters worldwide. Toadfishes feed …

  2. Toadfishes: Batrachoidiformes - Encyclopedia.com

    TOADFISHES: Batrachoidiformes OYSTER TOADFISH (Opsanus tau): SPECIES ACCOUNT PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Toadfishes have a broad, flat head and a wide mouth, which …

  3. Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes) - Encyclopedia.com

    The IUCN lists five species of toadfishes as Vulnerable— the Cotuero toadfish (Batrachoides manglae), the whitespotted toadfish (Sanopus astrifer), the whitelined toadfish (S. green …

  4. Continental Margin - Encyclopedia.com

    May 9, 2018 · Continental margin The continental margin is that underwater plain connected to continents, separating them from the deep ocean floor. The continental margin is usually …

  5. Albuliformes (Bonefishes and Relatives) | Encyclopedia.com

    Xanthid crabs, toadfish (Opsanus beta), portunid crabs, alpheid shrimp, and penaeid shrimp make up most of the diet of populations in southern Florida. In some areas mollusks and small …

  6. Fish (family) | Encyclopedia.com

    Jun 11, 2018 · FISH FISH . Inherent in fish symbolism is the sacred power of the abyss, the reciprocities of life and death. Paleolithic fish figurines have been found with the spiral of …

  7. Animals - Encyclopedia.com

    May 18, 2018 · ANIMALS ANIMALS . According to one prominent definition of the term animal, religion is both created for and practiced by animals, since humans are, in modern biological …