Genus Chaunacops Garman, 1899
- Chaunacops Garman, S. 1899. Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross, during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., commanding. 26. The fishes. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 24: 1-431, 98 pls [76] [as a subgenus of Chaunax].
Type species:
Chaunax coloratus Garman, 1899 by monotypy. - Bathychaunax Caruso, J.H. 1989. Systematics and distribution of Atlantic chaunacid anglerfishes (Pisces: Lophiiformes). Copeia 1989(1): 153-165 [156].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Caruso, J.H. , Ho, H.-C. & Pietsch, T.W. 2006. Chaunacops Garman, 1899, a senior objective synonym of Bathychaunax Caruso, 1989 (Lophiiformes: Chaunacoidei: Chaunacidae). Copeia 2006(1): 120-121 [120]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Wedge Island (30°S, 115°E), WA to north of Eighty Mile Beach, WA (19°S, 121°E); tropical, Eastern Pacific, Western Atlantic and eastern Indian Ocean.
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 12-May-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |