---
title: "Gulf Toadfish"
description: "Opsanus beta — Peixes. The Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) is a species of toadfish found in the Gulf of Mexico."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/gulf-toadfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gulf Toadfish

> Opsanus beta — Peixes. The Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) is a species of toadfish found in the Gulf of Mexico.

- Scientific name: *Opsanus beta*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1523
- Wikidata: [Q2427904](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2427904)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132471](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132471)

## Names

- en: Gulf Toadfish
- de: Golf-Krötenfisch
- es: Sapo boquiblanca
- pl: Ropusznik beta

## Countries with the most observations

US (1393), MX (20), BR (9)

## Summary

The Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) is a species of toadfish found in the Gulf of Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_toadfish

## Photo

![Gulf Toadfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gulf-toadfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kari Moreland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149610874

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/gulf-toadfish?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).