Chaunax pictus &amp;mdash; Details

Distribution

Circumglobal in tropical to temperate waters. Reported from the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). Absent from the Mediterranean (Ref. 36129).

Pietsch, T.W. 1990 Chaunacidae. p. 489. In J. C. Quero, J. C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 10756) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=10756&speccode=5047

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Apparently worldwide in tropical to temperate waters. 51.8°N to 12.5°S.

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Azores Exclusive Economic Zone, European waters (ERMS scope), Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, North West Atlantic, South Africa (country), Tanzania

North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS) http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=2901
Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145245
van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1411
Borges, P.A.V., Costa, A., Cunha, R., Gabriel, R., Gonçalves, V., Martins, A.F., Melo, I., Parente, M., Raposeiro, P., Rodrigues, P., Santos, R.S., Silva, L., Vieira, P. & Vieira, V. (Eds.) (2010). A list of the terrestrial and marine biota from the Azores. Princípia, Oeiras, 432 pp. http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149079

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Cosmopolitan.

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Physical Description

Morphology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 5 - 7

Smith, M.M. 1986 Chaunacidae. p. 369-370. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4115) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4115&speccode=5047

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Size

Maximum size: 400 mm TL

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Max. size

40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4115))

Smith, M.M. 1986 Chaunacidae. p. 369-370. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4115) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4115&speccode=5047

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Diagnostic Description

Rosy in color with golden spots on head and body; fins pink; front of esca dusky with rosy colored stem (Ref. 4115).

Smith, M.M. 1986 Chaunacidae. p. 369-370. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4115) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4115&speccode=5047

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Ecology

Habitat

Environment

bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 978 m (Ref. 50308)

Duhamel, G. 1997 Deep-sea demersal ichthyofauna off the St. Paul and Amsterdam Islands (Central Southern Indian Ocean). p.185-194. In B. Séret and J.-Y. Sire (eds.), Proc. 5th Indo-Pac. Fish Conf., Nouméa, France. (Ref. 50308) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=50308&speccode=5047

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benthic

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Found on continental shelves and slopes, from approximately 200 m and below.

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Known from seamounts and knolls

Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145453

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Depth range based on 335 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 245 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 60 - 1401
  Temperature range (°C): 3.006 - 18.757
  Nitrate (umol/L): 4.792 - 35.686
  Salinity (PPS): 34.276 - 36.604
  Oxygen (ml/l): 1.249 - 5.201
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.307 - 2.602
  Silicate (umol/l): 1.641 - 69.977

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 60 - 1401

Temperature range (°C): 3.006 - 18.757

Nitrate (umol/L): 4.792 - 35.686

Salinity (PPS): 34.276 - 36.604

Oxygen (ml/l): 1.249 - 5.201

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.307 - 2.602

Silicate (umol/l): 1.641 - 69.977

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Depth: 200 - 658m.
From 200 to 658 meters.

Habitat: bathydemersal. Found on the continental shelf and slope, from approximately 200 m and below (Ref. 10756).

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Trophic Strategy

Depths range from 275 to 625 m. Found on continental shelves and slopes, from approximately 200 m and below (Ref. 10756). A solitary species (Ref. 26340). Potential prey of Laminaria (Ref. 58472).

Caruso, J.H. 2003 Chaunacidae. Sea toads (gapers, coffinfishes). p. 1052-1053. In K.E. Carpenter (ed.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 2: Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). (Ref. 50863) http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=50863&speccode=54263

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Barcode data: Chaunax pictus

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.

ACACGTTGATTTTTCTCGACCAATCACAAAGACATCGGCACCCTATACCTAGTTTTTGGCGCCTGAGCTGGAATAGTCGGTACAGCTTTA---AGCCTACTTATTCGAGCCGAACTAAGCCAACCAGGCTCACTTTTAGGAGAC---GACCAGATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCCTTTGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTAATGCCAGTCATGATCGGGGGGTTTGGAAATTGACTTATCCCCCTAATG---ATCGGGGCCCCTGACATGGCATTCCCTCGAATAAATAACATAAGCTTTTGACTCCTGCCCCCCTCCTTCCTTCTCCTGCTCGCTTCCTCCGGAGTCGAAGCCGGAGCCGGTACCGGGTGGACCGTTTACCCCCCGCTAGCGGGGAACCTCGCCCATGCAGGAGCATCTGTTGATTTA---ACAATCTTTTCTCTTCACCTAGCAGGGATCTCATCAATTCTTGGAGCCATTAACTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATAAAACCCCCAGCTATCTCGCAATATCAAACCCCTCTCTTCGTCTGGGCCGTTTTAATTACCGCCGTCCTTCTTTTGCTTTCCCTCCCCGTACTTGCTGCC---GGCATCACCATACTTCTCACAGACCGAAACCTAAATACAACTTTCTTCGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCGATTCTTTACCAACACCTATTCTGATTCTTTGGACACCCTGAAGTGTATATTCTGATTCTACCCGGATTTGGGATAGTTTCACATATCGTTGCCTACTACTCCGGCAAAAAA---GAACCATTTGGCCACATGGGCATGGTGTGAGCTATAATAGCCATCGGCCTCCTAGGCTTTATTGTGTGGGCCCACCACATATTTACAGTTGGGATGGACGTAGACACACGCGCATACTTCACATCCGCCACAATAATCATCGCAATCCCCACAGGTGTTAAGGTGTTCAGCTGACTG---GCGACCTTGCACGGGG
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Chaunax pictus

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 9
Specimens with Barcodes: 12
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Threats

Not Evaluated

IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073

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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems

Benefits

Importance

fisheries: of no interest

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Wikipedia

Pink frogmouth

The pink frogmouth, Chaunax pictus, is a sea toad of the family Chaunacidae, found around the world on continental shelves in tropical and temperate waters (except the Caribbean Sea), at depths of between 200 and 660 m. Its length is up to 40 cm.

References

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Chaunax pictus" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8

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