Scientific Name
Chaunax abei  
Pronounce  
Chaunax abei阿部單棘躄魚
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Le Danois, 1978 Depth 90 - 500M
Chinese 阿部單棘躄魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 單棘躄魚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F232 Chaunacidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 阿部單棘躄魚 
Max Length 30 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 單棘躄魚、五腳虎 (臺東) 
Distribution in World Australia   Distribution in Taiwan South、South West、North East、PonFu 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality South of Toba, near Nagoya, Pacific coast of Japan, Sea of Japan, depth 180 meters 
Synonyms  
Reference   Le Danois, Y. 1978 Lee, S.-C. 1988 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0053904. ASIZP0055225. ASIZP0056114. ASIZP0058973. ASIZP0059922. ASIZP0060906. ASIZP0061410. ASIZP0061629. ASIZP0062210. ASIZP0063195. ASIZP0063220. ASIZP0063221. ASIZP0063222. ASIZP0063737. ASIZP0064498. ASIZP0064508. ASIZP0064526. ASIZP0064563. ASIZP0064566. ASIZP0064580. ASIZP0064608. ASIZP0065125. ASIZP0065129. ASIZP0065401. ASIZP0066368. ASIZP0066370. ASIZP0067853. ASIZP0070140. ASIZP0070157. ASIZP0070159. ASIZP0070205. ASIZP0071249. ASIZP0071250. ASIZP0071251. ASIZP0800799. ASIZP0800804. ASIZP0803614. ...List all 63 records... 
Barcode2008-03-25,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name Sea toad 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Head large, rounded; skin rather loose, covered with numerous dermal spinules. Illicium short; illicial groove flat, pigmented as surrounding area; esca uniform green-brown, bearing with numerous filaments; second and third dorsal spine embedded under skin. Small dermal flap or filaments present on edge of body, chin and lower maxilla, but not around illicial groove and above orbit. Gill-opening above the pectoral lobe; body orange to reddish with numerous green spots surrounding by yellowish ring, white below; no deep reddish saddle-like band on dorsal.
habitats It has a benthic inhabits found on continental shelves and slopes. Taken at 50-300m depth or less. Using the stalked pectoral and pelvic fins to walk across the bottom. First dorsal spine modified into a long rod with a lure at the end to attract preys. 
Distribution Restricted to Western Pacific from south Japan to Taiwan. It is a very common species around Taiwan. 
Utility Large one as fresh sea food, mostly no commercial value.