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Opsanus tau
(redirected from Oyster toadfish)

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Noun1.Opsanus tau - bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouthOpsanus tau - bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth
toadfish
Batrachoididae, family Batrachoididae - toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes
oyster fish, oyster-fish, oysterfish - a variety of toadfish
acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish - a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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An oyster toadfish and a diamondback terrapin had gone into the trap, too, probably for the minnies.
What Good Is a Salt Marsh? by Frame, George W. / Highlights for Children
Predation by the oyster toadfish Opsanus tau (Linnaeus) on blue crabs and mud crabs, predators of the bard clam Mereenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus 1758).
The role of oysters in habitat use of oyster reefs by resident fishes ... by Volety, Aswani K. / Journal of Shellfish Research
There were many species of fish that were unique to SAG including the American eel (Anguilla rostrata), oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau), rock gunnel (Pholis gunnellus), and Atlantic tomcod (Microgadus tomcod).
A comparative evaluation of the habitat value of shellfish ... by Rheault, Robert B. / Journal of Shellfish Research
 
 
 
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