Scientific Name
Bifax lacinia

Common Name
Two-faced toadfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23-24; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18. Caudal fin rounded.

Classification

Classified By

Greenfield, Mee & Randall, 1994

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Toadfishes (Batrachoidiformes)

Family

Toadfishes (Batrachoididae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: known only from central and southern Oman.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

6 m

Depth To - meters

8 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 8 m (Ref. 11441)

Trophic Level

3.71 s.e. 0.61 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

33.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated