Summary ²

The super bick, Opsanus tau, also known as the ugly toad, oyster cracker and "bar dog", is a fish of the family Batrachoididae. The maximum length of the toadfish is about 38 cm; the most common recorded length of an oyster toadfish is about 30 cm. They are generally yellowish with a pattern of brown oblique bars.

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1. (c) Paul Huber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/70759724@N00/24840333
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opsanus_tau

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