Genus Chaunax Lowe, 1846
- Chaunax Lowe, R.T. 1846. On a new genus of the family Lophiidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 14: 81-83 [81].
Type species:
Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846 by monotypy.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
Chaunax fimbriatus Hilgendorf, 1879 — Ho, H-C & Last, P.L. 2013. Two new species of the coffinfish genus Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae) from the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3710(5): 436–448 [444] (Not reliably known from outside Japan and Taiwan; the name has been probably been misapplied to several Australian species including Chaunax breviradius)
CHAUNACIDAE: Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846 [restricted to the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea] — Ho, H-C & Last, P.L. 2013. Two new species of the coffinfish genus Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae) from the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3710(5): 436–448 [447]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Circumglobal, tropical, temperate.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Northwest Province (4), Central Western Transition (5), Central Western Province (6), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2015 | LOPHIIFORMES | 04-May-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |