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Teleostei (teleosts) > Batrachoidiformes (Toadfishes) > Batrachoididae (Toadfishes) > Halophryninae
Etymology: Austrobatrachus: Composed from Austro = south + Greek, batrachos = frog (Ref. 45335); iselesele: The name iselesele is isiZulu for toad, referring to the common name of the fishes in the family Batrachoididae; noun in apposition.
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Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 50 m (Ref. 91120). Subtropical

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Western Indian Ocean: South Africa.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 91120)

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 23; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. This species is distinguished by the following characters: a foramen at the top of the pectoral-fin axil; no tentacles over the eye; fine lines and ridges on the snout, interorbital area, and on top of the head posterior to the orbit (true for the genus); body with distinct black spots on sides and pectoral-fin base; snout 5.0 % SL or greater; eye into caudal-peduncle depth 0.86-1.10 times (Ref. 91120).

This species is not common and apparently choose holes into which it fits snugly. Feeds on whole mlluscs (Amalda optima, Colubraria c.f. castanea, Harpa queketti, Phalium labliatum, and Ranella sp. (Ref. 91120).

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Greenfield, D.W., 2012. Austrobatrachus iselesele, a new toadfish species from South Africa (Teleostei: Batrachoididae). Zootaxa 3400:58-63. (Ref. 91120)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 11 July 2023

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).

Austrobatrachus iselesele Greenfield, 2012