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Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes)
Etymology: Chaunax: Greek, chaunax, -akos = a conceited man (Ref. 45335); multilepis: Name means many scales, referring the four neuromasts on lower preopercular series of lateral line, compared with typically three neuromasts in all other members of this species group.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 200 - 350 m (Ref. 117887). Tropical
Distribución
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Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea (SW India) and the Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 117887)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ho, H.-C., R.K. Meleppura and K.K. Bineesh, 2016. Chaunax multilepis sp. nov., a new species of Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae) from the northern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4103(2):130-136. (Ref. 117887)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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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].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00762 - 0.04763), b=3.02 (2.80 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).