Fluffylure Frogmouth

Chaunax penicillatus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth338–598 m
Water temperature15–29 °C
Best monthsApril, August, and October
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: 5 records
February: 12 records
March: 7 records
April: 31 records
May: 22 records
June: 26 records
July: 31 records
August: 48 records
September: 25 records
October: 35 records
November: 22 records
December: 31 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 338–598 m · Deepest record: 965 m

70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 2 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150–160 m: 0 records
160–170 m: 1 records
170–180 m: 0 records
180+ m: 271 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 15–29 °C

14–16 °C: 2 records
16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 93 records
20–22 °C: 110 records
22–24 °C: 39 records
24–26 °C: 28 records
26–28 °C: 15 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

English: Fluffylure Frogmouth, Pencil Coffinfish

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Hanagurofusaanko, ハナグロフサアンコウ
Simplified Chinese: 五腳虎, 單棘躄魚, 雲紋單棘躄魚

Other scientific names: Chaunax pencillatus, Chaunax tosaensis

Similar species

Sea toad
Chaunax fimbriatus
Pinkish Frogmouth
Chaunax apus
Sea-toad
Chaunax breviradius

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).
377 open-data records from 1912 to 2023.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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