Species Chaunax breviradius Le Danois, 1978

Museums

Regional Maps

External Links

• Chaunax breviradius Le Danois, Y. 1978. Description de deux nouvelles espèces de Chaunacidae (Pisces Pediculati). Cybium 3(4): 87-93 figs 1-6 [91, Figs. 3-4].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP 1977-0762, West of Philippines, depth 200-182 m [14°00'N, 120°18'E].
  Paratype(s) MNHP 1977-0763; MNHP 1977-0764; MNHP 1977-0765 3 specimens; MNHP 1977-1100; MNHP 1977-1101.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Chaunax cf. breviradius [in CAAB 12 May 2015].
• Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846 [misidentification]. —
  Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [80] (Arafura Sea)
• Chaunax fimbriatus Hilgendorf, 1879 [misidentification]. —
  Paxton, J.R., Hoese, D.F., Allen, G.R. & Hanley, J.E. (eds) 1989. Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Pisces: Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 7 665 pp. [282]
  Paxton, J.R., J.E. Gates, D.J. Bray & D.F. Hoese 2006. Chaunacidae. pp. 650-651 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [651]
  Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 [55]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

North West Shelf, WA), near Evans Shoal, NT and off Danger Pt, QLD (27º55´S) to off Ulladulla, NSW (35º40´S) and off western Bass Strait, VIC; tropical, west Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental slope.

 

General References

Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp.

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [80] (as Chaunax fimbriatus)

 

Common Name References

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. [80] (as Chaunax fimbriatus) (Sea-toad)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (as Chaunax fimbriatus) (Tassled Coffinfish)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
25-Jun-2015	LOPHIIFORMES	14-May-2015	MODIFIED	Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
		27-Jul-2010	MODIFIED