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Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes)
Etymology: Chaunax: Greek, chaunax, -akos = a conceited man (Ref. 45335); gomoni: Named for Dr. Martin F. Gomon, Senior Curator of Fishes, Museum Victoria, Melbourne, Australia..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 180 - 359 m (Ref. 117885). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: off Indonesia to the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117885)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 7. This species of the Chaunax abei-group is distinguished with the following characters: unique unpigmented peritoneum; dorsal surface when freshly dead with irregular green spots, turning into dark brown when preserved; head length 39.5-40.8% SL; gill rakers on second gill arch 10; pectoral fin rays 12-13; neuromasts on lateral-line proper 29-38 and on pectoral series 11-14 (Ref. 117885).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Ho, H.-C., T. Kawai and F. Satria, 2015. Species of the anglerfish genus Chaunax from Indonesia, with descriptions of two new species (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 63:301-308. (Ref. 117885)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).