Chaunax

Chaunax, variously known as coffinfishes, gapers, or frogmouths, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes. It is one of two genera belonging to the family Chaunacidae, the sea toads. They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world, typically in deep water.

Species

フサアンコウ属

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderLophiiformes
FamilyChaunacidae

Habitatmarine

Observations recorded5,362

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 394
With media: 30
Family: Chaunacidae
Collections: UWFC, YPM, TCWC, NMV, USNM, NHMUK
Recorded in: Japan, United States, Philippines, Australia, Curacao, United Kingdom, Bahamas, New Zealand

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: sea toad
Image: Chaunax pictus1.jpg

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Commons category: Chaunax
taxon name: Chaunax
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Chaunax

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Taxonomy
Etymology
Species
Characteristics
Distribution and habitat
Biology
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== Taxonomy == thumb|left|A sea toad of the genus Chaunax along the west wall of [[Mona Canyon off Puerto Rico on 13 April 2015.]] Chaunax was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1846 by the English naturalist Richard Thomas Lowe when he described Chaunax pictus as a new species from Madeira. There are three species groups within the genus: C. pictus, containing three species; C. abei, containing 17 species; and C. fimbriatus, containing nine species. This genus is classified within the family Chaunacidae, the sea toads, one of two genera in that family. The sea toads are placed within the monotypic suborder Chaunacoidei within the anglerfish order Lophiiformes.

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