| Family: |
Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes) |
| Max. size: |
26.7 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 359.0 g |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 220 - 1362 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Azores to Angola. Western Atlantic: South Carolina to the Rio Grande Plateau. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal soft rays: 5-7 |
| Biology: |
Off Venezuela, Caribbean Sea, 11°40'N, 62°33'W, 585-622 m. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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