Chaunax multilepis

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 multilepis

Name

Chaunax multilepis Ho et al., 2016

• Holotype: CMLRE 2923417A.
• Paratypes: CMLRE 2923417B (1), 2923417C (1), 2923812A (1), 2923812B (1); NBFGR CH-1143 (1), CH-1144 (1), CH-1145 (1).

Type locality: 13.26°N, 93.17°E; off North Andaman I., Andaman Sea, Bay of Bengal, northeastern India Ocean; 295−323 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name multilepis means many scales, in reference to the diagnostic character of four neuromasts on lower preopercular series of lateral line, compared with typically three neuromasts in all other members of this species group.

Vernacular names

English: Indian Spotted Coffinfish

References

• Ho, H-C., Meleppura, R.K. & Bineesh, K.K. 2016. Chaunax multilepis sp. nov., a new species of Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae) from the northern Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 4103(2): 130–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4103.2.3 Reference page.