Chaunacops spinosus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chaunacioidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Lophiiformes Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei Superfamilia: Chaunacioidea

Familia: Chaunacidae
Genus: Chaunacops
Species: Chaunacops spinosus

Name

Chaunacops spinosus H.-C. Ho & M. McGrouther, 2015

• Holotype: AMS I.24355-004.
• Paratype: AMS I.29339-007 (1); MNHN 2003-1487 (1).

Type locality: F.R.V. Southern Surveyor, 34° 56′ S; 151° 15′ E, off Shoalhaven, New South Wales, eastern Australia, western Tasman Sea, 1115 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name spinosus means spiny, in reference to the body being densely covered by fine spinules.

References

Primary references

Ho, H.-C. and M. A. McGrouther. 2015. A new anglerfish from eastern Australia and New Caledonia (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae: Chaunacops), with new data and submersible observation of Chaunacops melanostomus. Journal of Fish Biology v. 86 (no. 3): 940-951.

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Tadpole Coffinfish

References

• Ho, H.-C. & McGrouther, M., 2015: A new anglerfish from eastern Australia and New Caledonia (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae: Chaunacops), with new data and submersible observation of Chaunacops melanostomus. Journal of Fish Biology 86 (3): 940–951. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12607