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Furry Coffinfish
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Furry Coffinfish

Chaunax endeavouri

The coffinfish (Chaunax endeavouri) is a species of sea toad of the family Chaunacidae. It is found in salty temperate waters of southwestern Pacific, off east coast of Australia. It can be also found in depths of 164–984.3 ft (50.0–300.0 m). Deep sea crab Fisher man off the east coast of Florida pull them up from depth ranging from 5,000-8,000 feet about 54–68 miles off the coast. They have a globose and spiny body that grows to a...

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