Chaunax is a genus of bony fish in the sea toad family Chaunacidae.[1] They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world, and most species are found a depths between 180 and 1,100 m (590 and 3,610 ft), but C. endeavouri occurs as shallow as 50 m (160 ft) and C. fimbriatus as deep as 1,985 m (6,512 ft).[2][3] Depending on the exact species involved, they reach a total length of 11–40 cm (4.3–15.7 in).
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| Genus: | Chaunax R. T. Lowe, 1846
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| Chaunax pictus R. T. Lowe, 1846
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Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
- Chaunax abei Y. Le Danois, 1978
- Chaunax africanus H. C. Ho & Last, 2013 (African coffinfish) [4]
- Chaunax apus Lloyd, 1909 [5]
- Chaunax brachysomus H. C. Ho, Kawai & Satria, 2015 (Short-body frogmouth) [5]
- Chaunax breviradius Y. Le Danois, 1978
- Chaunax endeavouri Whitley, 1929 (Coffinfish)
- Chaunax fimbriatus Hilgendorf, 1879 (Tasseled coffinfish)
- Chaunax flammeus Y. Le Danois, 1979
- Chaunax flavomaculatus H. C. Ho, C. D. Roberts & A. L. Stewart, 2013 (Yellowspot frogmouth) [6]
- Chaunax gomoni H. C. Ho, Kawai & Satria, 2015 (Gomon’s frogmouth) [5]
- Chaunax latipunctatus Y. Le Danois, 1984
- Chaunax mulleus H. C. Ho, C. D. Roberts & A. L. Stewart, 2013 (Redshoes frogmouth) [6]
- Chaunax nebulosus H. C. Ho & Last, 2013 (Eyespot coffinfish) [4]
- Chaunax nudiventer H. C. Ho & K. T. Shao, 2010 (Naked-belly coffinfish)
- Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915 (Pencil coffinfish)
- Chaunax pictus R. T. Lowe, 1846 (Pink frogmouth)
- Chaunax reticulatus H. C. Ho, C. D. Roberts & A. L. Stewart, 2013 (Netted frogmouth) [6]
- Chaunax russatus H. C. Ho, C. D. Roberts & A. L. Stewart, 2013 (Red coffinfish) [6]
- Chaunax stigmaeus Fowler, 1946 (Redeye gaper)
- Chaunax suttkusi J. H. Caruso, 1989
- Chaunax umbrinus C. H. Gilbert, 1905
References
- ^ Richards, W.J. (2005). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-1916-7.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaunax endeavouri". FishBase. April 2015 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chaunax fimbriatus". FishBase. April 2015 version.
- ^ a b Ho, H.-C. & Last, P.R. (2013): Two new species of the coffinfish genus Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae) from the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3710 (5): 436–448.
- ^ a b c "Species of the anglerfish genus Chaunax from Indonesia, with descriptions of two new species (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae)" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 63: 301–308. 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ a b c d Ho, H.-C., Roberts, C.D. & Stewart, A.L. (2013): A review of the anglerfish genus Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae) from New Zealand and adjacent waters, with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa, 3620 (1): 89–111.
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