Green-net frogmouth
📖 Overview
Green-net frogmouth (Chaunax viridiretis), first described by Ho & Ma, 2022 is a medium-sized fish in the family Chaunacidae (order Lophiiformes). Adults typically reach 20.30 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Subtropical waters. Diet is predominantly piscivorous, targeting other fish and larger prey.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 2; Anal soft rays: 7. This species of the Chaunax fimbriatus group is distinguished by the following: slender cirri arising within interorbital, space and on lower part of the maxilla and supraocular membranes; spinules on dorsal surface relatively strong and stout, interspaces being shorter than their lengths; lateral-line neuromasts series: upper preopercular series 2-3, pectoral series 11-13, and body series, including those on caudal fin 32-35; gill rakers of second gill-arch 8-9; P 13–14 (mainly 14); ilicium short and stout. Colouration: when fresh, irregular green reticulate pattern on dorsal surface, with patches of small, bright white spots on interorbital space, head and origin of dorsal fin; mouth cavity pale and gill chamber blackish; esca yellowish green .Cross section: flattened.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Green-net frogmouth is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 300 m . Subtropical Northwest Pacific: Taiwan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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