Chaunax suttkusi Caruso, 1989

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Chaunax suttkusi Caruso, 1989:160 (type locality: off Venezuela, Caribbean Sea, 11°40'N, 62°33'W, 585–622 m).

Material examined. All collected from Angola, western Africa: CAS 222317 (1), 7°28'S, 12°18'E, 418–427 m, 19 Apr. 2005 . CAS 222332 (1), 11°57'S, 13°23'E, 470–475 m, 2 Apr. 2005. CAS 222328 (2), 11°32'S, 13°21'E, 361– 364 m, 3 Apr. 2005. MNHN 2001-0145 (5, 41.0–67.1), 7°18'0.0"S, 12°04'58.8"E, Angola, 29 Aug. 2000 . SAIAB 64325 (1), 12°05'S, 13°25'E, 444 m, 6 Mar. 2001. SAIAB 64377 (3), 9°38'S, 12°42'E, 432–486 m, 11 Mar. 2001. SAIAB 64421 (23), 10°7'S, 12°53'E, 374–378 m, 9 Mar. 2001. SAIAB 65888 (1), 11°45'S, 13°23'E, 349–356 m, 5 Mar. 2002. SAIAB 65997 (3), 10°48'S, 13°20'E, 331–336 m, 7 Mar. 2002. SAIAB 66009 (15), 9°06'S, 12°41'E, 438– 404 m, 13 Mar. 2002.

Other materials. MNHN 1987-1006 (1, 91.6), 15°03'N, 17°21'W, Senegal, 330 m, May 1979 . MNHN 1987- 1545 (1, 105), 15°36'N, 17°06'W, Senegal, 400 m, May 1979 . MNHN 1988-0397 (2, 88.3–127), 16°12'N, 16°50'W, Mauritania, 400 m, Mar. 1982 . MNHN 2000-5362 (6, 41.5–114), 21°28'1.2"N, 17°40'1.2"W, Mauritania, 600–650 m, 1973.

Diagnosis. A species of C. abei -group with mainly dermal spinules very stout and strong; cirri on esca brown to black; GRii=11–13; and lateral-line neuromasts: FG=4, DG=4, GH=13–16, BI=30–35. Body pinkish, sometimes with green or yellow spots when fresh and uniformly creamy white when preserved.

Distribution. Widespread in Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Specimens examined in present study were collected from depths 331– 622 m.

Remarks. Most specimens examined here were collected from Angola, western Africa. Caruso (1989) reported this species collected from about 11°45'S and further north in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, all our materials were collected within this range.