Chaunax nudiventer, Naked-belly Coffinfish

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Chaunax nudiventer Ho & Shao, 2010

Naked-belly Coffinfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes)
Etymology: Chaunax: Greek, chaunax, -akos = a conceited man (Ref. 45335);  nudiventer: From the Latin nudus (naked) and venter (abdomen), in reference to the naked area on the abdomen in this species..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 282 - 1089 m (Ref. 84087). Subtropical; 23°S - 30°S, 168°W - 169°W

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Southwest Pacific: New Caledonia, South Fiji Ridge and now off northern New Zealand.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84087)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

A species of the C. abei species group that differs from its congeners in having large spots on the dorsal surface; a largely naked area on abdomen; a relatively short head (27.0–29.8% SL) and a relatively long tail (tail length 1=34.0-35.6% SL), reflected in the relatively elongated body; dermal spines on body surface all simple, relatively slender and elongated; and relatively high lateral line neuromast counts, 39–50 (mainly 41–43) in lateral line proper, 3–5 (mainly 4) in upper peropercular series, and 15–19 (mainly 16–17) in pectoral series, which is well extended beyond pectoral fin base (Ref. 84087).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Ho, Hsuan-Ching | Collaborators

Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2010. A new species of Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae) from the western South Pacific, with comment on C. latipunctatus. Zootaxa 2445:53-61. (Ref. 84087)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 2 - 3.9, mean 3 °C (based on 84 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  4.0   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).