In addition, it was found that the Chaunacops coloratus are also often found near "manganese-encrusted volcanic talus slopes". The fish were observed to often have one of their pectoral fins in sediment and another one on a rock in order to make it seem as though they were wedged between two substrates. The average oxygen concentration was found to be about 1.59 mL/L at the depths they were found and the average temperature was about 1.68 °C. Salinity in their habitats did not change much and was found to be an average of 34.64 psu.
