Commented checklist of marine fishes from the Galicia Bank seamount (NW Spain)
Author
Bañon, Rafael
Author
Arronte, Juan Carlos
Author
Rodriguez-Cabello, Cristina
Author
Piñeiro, Carmen-Gloria
Author
Punzon, Antonio
Author
Serrano, Alberto
text
Zootaxa
2016
4067
3
293
333
journal article
51152
10.11646/zootaxa.4067.3.2
3d180ea5-d34a-4291-8b4d-50171eaa279a
1175-5326
256670
50B7E074-F212-4193-BFB9-84A1D0A0E03C
Family
Chaunacidae
Chaunax pictus
Lowe, 1846
—Pink frogmouth
63 specimens
were caught at depths between 726 and
940 m
.
Length data were available for
40 specimens
ranging from
12 to 41 cm
TL (23.6±7.1). Habitat and Distribution: bathydemersal on continental shelves, slopes and seamounts at depth range
200–
978 m
. Circumglobal in tropical to temperate waters, although
Ho & Last (2013)
limited its presence to the Atlantic Ocean. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), LMV (FishBase).