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Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes)
Etymology: Chaunax: Greek, chaunax, -akos = a conceited man (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 180 - 510 m (Ref. 43235). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43235)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Le Danois, Y., 1978. Description de deux nouvelles espèces de Chaunacidae (Pisces pediculati). Cybium 2(4):87-93. (Ref. 43235)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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