| Chaunacidae (Sea toads) |
| 30.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; depth range 90 - 730 m |
| Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to Norfolk Canyon. |
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| One of the specimens (NCSM 41116) represents a new size record for the species (25.5 cm SL, 30.5 cm TL), and another (GMBL 02788) represents a southerly range extension (31°23.94'N). All specimens observed exhibited similar behaviors of sitting on the bottom on top of dense beds of dead coral (Lophelia pertusa) (Ref. 58471). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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