Distribution Range of Toadfishes Opsanus Rafinesque, 1818 (Batrachoididae) in the Western Atlantic, with Emphasis in the Introduction of O. beta in Brazil

• Published in: Thalassas : revista de ciencias del mar Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 975 - 980
• Main Authors: Roman Miiller, Natali Oliva, de Carvalho, Barbara Maichak, Camargo Figueiredo, Marcus Vinicius, Aguilar-Perera, Alfonso, Vitule, Jean Ricardo Simões
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.10.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptability; Anniversaries; Anthropogenic factors; Batrachoididae; Brackishwater environment; Climate change; Coastal Sciences; Dispersion; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Estuaries; Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Geographical distribution; Human influences; Indigenous species; Introduced species; Invasive species; Life history; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Marine animals; Marine fauna; Oceanography; Opsanus; Opsanus beta; Opsanus tau; Physiology; Population establishment; Brazil; United States > US; Atlantic Ocean; Brazil; Toadfishes; Invasive

Toadfishes (Batrachoididae) are composed by 83 species, in 23 genera, which inhabit marine and estuarine habitats in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide. Seven genera, in 23 species, inhabit the western Atlantic Ocean, with the genus Opsanus Rafinesque, 1818 showing five species with a native d...