Chaunax russatus

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: Chaunax
Species: Chaunax russatus

Name

• Chaunax russatus H.-C. Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013
  • Primary type: Holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: '170 mm'
    • Repository: MONZ NMNZ P.038059
  • Type locality: 'Kaikoura Canyon, 43º0.09'S, 173º53.85'E, F/V San Tongariro, stn. OBS 1451/032, 821–1030 m, bottom trawl'
  • ZooBank: 406F34F0-B0BF-4DEE-A643-9B303A99BC44

Primary references

• 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.1.4 Reference page.  [first availability, see p. 105, and Figures 6B, 11A–B, 12A–B, Table 2]

Vernacular names

English: Red coffinfish

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