Scientific Name
Chaunax penicillatus

Common Name
Pencil coffinfish

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Rosy in color with dark lines and blotches; front of tentacles and cavity of esca black (Ref. 4115).

Classification

Classified By

McCulloch, 1915

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Anglerfishes (Lophiiformes)

Family

Sea toads (Chaunacidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa and eastern Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

640 m

Depth To - meters

658 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 640 - 658 m (Ref. 26165)

Trophic Level

4.13 s.e. 0.58 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

26.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (14 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated