Chaunacops spinosus

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Chaunacioidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Lophiiformes
Subordo: Ogcocephalioidei
Superfamilia: Chaunacioidea

Familia: Chaunacidae
Genus: Chaunacops
Species: Chaunacops spinosus

Name

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Chaunacops spinosus H.-C. Ho & M. McGrouther, 2015

  • Holotype: AMS I.24355-004.
  • Paratype: AMS I.29339-007 (1); MNHN 2003-1487 (1).

Type locality: F.R.V. Southern Surveyor, 34° 56′ S; 151° 15′ E, off Shoalhaven, New South Wales, eastern Australia, western Tasman Sea, 1115 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name spinosus means spiny, in reference to the body being densely covered by fine spinules.

References

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Primary references

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Ho, H.-C. and M. A. McGrouther. 2015. A new anglerfish from eastern Australia and New Caledonia (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae: Chaunacops), with new data and submersible observation of Chaunacops melanostomus. Journal of Fish Biology v. 86 (no. 3): 940-951.

Vernacular names

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English: Eastern Tadpole Coffinfish

References

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  • Ho, H.-C. & McGrouther, M., 2015: A new anglerfish from eastern Australia and New Caledonia (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae: Chaunacops), with new data and submersible observation of Chaunacops melanostomus. Journal of Fish Biology 86 (3): 940–951. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12607


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