Chaunax endeavouri
Chaunax endeavouri Whitley, 1929
Furry coffinfish
Chaunax endeavouri
photo by CSIRO


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Family:  Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes)
Max. size:  22 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 50 - 450 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  A benthic species (Ref. 75154) which inhabits muddy bottoms of the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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