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Chaunacidae

Red coffinfish

Chaunax russatus

  • Red
  • Subtropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
Genus
Chaunax
Maximum length
23.3 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: North I. and northern South I. of New Zealand north of the subtropical convergence; from s. Lord Howe Rise, West Norfolk Ridge, s. Kermadec Ridge, n slope of Chatham Rise to e. of Chatham Is. and Louisville Rdige (Ref. 93086 ). With specimens collected from the western Indian Ocean, it is now thought to exhibit a trans-Indian Ocean distribution (Ref. 94130 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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