Chaunax
Encyclopedia
Chaunax is a genus
of bony fish
in the sea toad
family, Chaunacidae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of bony fish
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes , also called bony fish, are a taxonomic group of fish that have bony, as opposed to cartilaginous, skeletons. The vast majority of fish are osteichthyes, which is an extremely diverse and abundant group consisting of over 29,000 species...
in the sea toad
Sea toad
Coffinfish are a family, Chaunacidae, of deep-sea anglerfishes.They are bottom-dwelling fishes found on the continental slopes of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, at depths of up to ....
family, Chaunacidae.
Species
Species include:| Species | Common name | Author(s) | Year | Conservation Status |
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Chaunax abei |
Le Danois |
1978 |
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| Chaunax breviradius |
Le Danois |
1978 |
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| Chaunax endeavouri |
Whitley |
1929 |
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| Chaunax fimbriatus |
Hilgendorf |
1879 |
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Chaunax flammeus |
Le Danois |
1979 |
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Chaunax latipunctatus |
Le Danois |
1984 |
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Chaunax penicillatus |
McCulloch |
1915 |
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| Chaunax pictus Pink frogmouth The pink frogmouth, Chaunax pictus, is a sea toad of the family Chaunacidae, found around the world on continental shelves in tropical and temperate waters , at depths of between 200 and 660 m... |
Pink frogmouth |
Lowe |
1846 |
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Chaunax stigmaeus Redeye gaper The redeye gaper, Chaunax stigmaeus, is a sedentary species of anglerfish in the family Chaunacidae. It is native to deep waters in the western North Atlantic from the Georges Bank off New England southward to the Blake Plateau off South Carolina... |
Redeye gaper |
Fowler |
1946 |
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Chaunax suttkusi |
Caruso |
1989 |
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Chaunax tosaensis |
Okamura and Oryuu in Okamura and Kitajima |
1984 |
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| Chaunax umbrinus |
Gilbert |
1905 |
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