Pinkish Frogmouth

Chaunax apus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth268–719 m
Water temperature16–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember and December
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 0 records
February: 1 records
March: 0 records
April: 2 records
May: 1 records
June: 1 records
July: 0 records
August: 2 records
September: 7 records
October: 3 records
November: 1 records
December: 5 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 268–719 m · Deepest record: 1,000 m

210–220 m: 1 records
220–230 m: 0 records
230–240 m: 0 records
240–250 m: 0 records
250–260 m: 0 records
260–270 m: 1 records
270–280 m: 0 records
280–290 m: 1 records
290–300 m: 0 records
300–310 m: 0 records
310–320 m: 0 records
320+ m: 17 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–29 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 0 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 4 records
28–30 °C: 13 records

Names and classification

English: Pinkish Frogmouth

Names in 1 more languages

Japanese: Akafusen, アカフウセン

Similar species

Sea toad
Chaunax fimbriatus
Sea-toad
Chaunax breviradius
Fluffylure Frogmouth
Chaunax penicillatus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
73 open-data records from 1966 to 2016.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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