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Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes)
Etymology: Chaunax: Greek, chaunax, -akos = a conceited man (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lowe.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica 200 - 1000 m (Ref. 50308). Deep-water
Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4115)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 1; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11 - 12; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 5 - 7. Rosy in color with golden spots on head and body; fins pink; front of esca dusky with rosy colored stem (Ref. 4115).
Found on continental shelves and slopes, from approximately 200 m and below (Ref. 10756). A solitary species (Ref. 26340).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Smith, M.M., 1986. Chaunacidae. p. 369-370. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4115)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7.7 - 15.6, mean 11 °C (based on 386 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01862 (0.00769 - 0.04510), b=3.04 (2.82 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Assuming tm=2-4).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 14.8 [4.4, 55.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.487 [0.179, 1.227] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [15.1, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.319 [0.128, 0.773] g/100g; Selenium = 17.6 [6.8, 44.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.1 [2.7, 87.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.327 [0.200, 0.514] mg/100g (wet weight);