Chaunax heemstraorum

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: Chaunax

Species: Chaunax heemstraorum

Name

Chaunax heemstraorum H.-C. Ho & W.-C. Ma, 2016

Type locality: 24°35.3’S, 35°38.7’E, off Mozambique, 770–774 m, 12 Oct. 2007.

Etymology: Named after Dr. Philip and Elaine Heemstra, who offered great hospitality and assistance when the first author worked in the SAIAB fish collection.

Distribution. Known from the southern Africa, off South Africa (including the western coast), Mozambique and Kenya. Bathymetric range 102–774 m.

References

• Ho, H-C. & Ma, W-C. 2016. Revision of southern African species of the anglerfish genus Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae), with descriptions of three new species. Zootaxa 4144(2): 175–194. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.2.2. Reference page.