Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915

Ho, Hsuan-Ching & Ma, Wen-Chun, 2016, Revision of southern African species of the anglerfish genus Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae), with descriptions of three new species, Zootaxa 4144 (2), pp. 175-194 : 191

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.2.2

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6079474

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915
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Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915 View in CoL

Tables 2 –4

Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915:167 View in CoL , pl. 33, fig. 2 (type locality: 60 km SW of Cape Everard , Victoria, Australia, depth 293–366 m).

Material examined. MNHN 1977-0024 View Materials (1), Madagascar, 25°08'9.6"S, 47°21'3.6"E, 255 m, 3 Mar. 1973 GoogleMaps . SAIAB 13740 View Materials (1, 158), 3°26'S, 40°23'E, off Malindi, Kenya, 484 m, 11 Dec. 1980 GoogleMaps . SAIAB 13782 View Materials (1, 100), 4°38'S, 39°46'E, off Shimoni , Kenya, 350 m, 18 Dec. 1980 GoogleMaps . SAIAB 13788 View Materials (1, 96.0), 4°22'S, 39°42'E, off Shimoni , Kenya, 380 m, 9 Dec. 1980 GoogleMaps . SAIAB 14078 View Materials (1, 180), 2°59'S, 40°34'E,off Ras Ngomeni , Kenya, 301 m, 12 Dec. 1980 GoogleMaps . SAIAB 21604 (1, 186), no data.

Diagnosis. A species of C. pictus -species group with a deep illicial trough; a short illicium stem that largely embedded in esca; cirri on esca black anteriorly and bright white posteriorly; GRii=8 or 9; and lateral-line neuromasts: BD=2, GH=10–13, BI=31–35. Body orange to reddish with irregular yellowish vermicular or spotty patterns; sometimes large blackish patches on dorsal surface.

Distribution. This is a widespread species through Indo-west Pacific Ocean, from Japan to New Zealand and from South Africa to French Polynesia. Specimens from southern Africa were collected at depths 255– 484 m.

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

SAIAB

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Lophiiformes

Family

Chaunacidae

Genus

Chaunax

Loc

Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915

Ho, Hsuan-Ching & Ma, Wen-Chun 2016
2016
Loc

Chaunax penicillatus

McCulloch 1915: 167
1915
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