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Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes)
Etymology: Chaunax: Greek, chaunax, -akos = a conceited man (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: These species are named after the fisheries investigation steamship ‘Endeavour’ that was lost with all hands off the coast of Australia (1914). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
marina djupbottenlevande; djupintervall 50 - 450 m (Ref. 75154). Temperate; 33°S - 41°S
Southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia.
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 9563)
A benthic species (Ref. 75154) which inhabits muddy bottoms of the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p. (Ref. 9563)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.4 - 16.1, mean 14.5 °C (based on 39 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
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