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Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes)
Etymology: Chaunax: Greek, chaunax, -akos = a conceited man (Ref. 45335); suttkusi: Named for R.D. Suttkus.
Eponymy: Royal Dallas Suttkus aka ‘Sut’ (1920–2009) was a noted authority on fishes of the southeastern USA and mentor to many ichthyologists. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 220 - 1362 m (Ref. 33606). Deep-water; 6°C - 17°C (Ref. 33606); 40°N - 10°S, 98°W - 14°E (Ref. 33606)
Eastern Atlantic: Azores to Angola. Western Atlantic: South Carolina to the Rio Grande Plateau.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.7 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 115012); poids max. publié: 359.00 g (Ref. 115012)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14 - 15; Rayons mous anaux: 5 - 7.
Off Venezuela, Caribbean Sea, 11°40'N, 62°33'W, 585-622 m.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Caruso, J.H., 1989. Systematics and distribution of Atlantic chaunacid anglerfishes (Pisces: Lophiiformes). Copeia 1989(1):153-165. (Ref. 33606)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7.2 - 15, mean 10.6 °C (based on 156 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 (0.00880 - 0.03939), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).