| Family: |
Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes) |
| Max. size: |
15.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 200 - 350 m |
| Distribution: |
Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea (SW India) and the Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
This species is distinguished from its congeners in the Chaunax abei species-group by the following characters: possess a continuous tooth patch on vomer, not divided into two patches, and four or five neuromasts in the lower preopercular series; further distinguished by having large green spots on dorsal surface; simple spinules on dorsal surface; pectoral-fin rays 12; neuromasts in pectoral series 13-16; neuromasts in lateral-line proper 30-37; typically with four neuromasts on caudal-fin base and 7 neuromasts in mandible; usually with 12 gill rakers on second gill arch; gill chamber and buccal cavity are pale and the peritoneum black (Ref. 117887). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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