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Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes)
Etymology: Chaunax: Greek, chaunax, -akos = a conceited man (Ref. 45335); atimovatae: Named for the trawler "Atimo Vatae" (Madagascan for "deep south"), from Fort Dauphin, from which many Madagascan specimens were collected, including those in the type series.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 145 - 637 m (Ref. 110228). Tropical
Distribución
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Western Indian Ocean: off Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.1 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 110228)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ho, H.-C. and W.-C. Ma, 2016. Revision of the southern African species of the anglerfish genus Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae), with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4144(2):175-194. (Ref. 110228)
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 = 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).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).