Chaunax suttkusi Caruso, 1989
photo by Ragonese, S.

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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