Chaunax latipunctatus

Taxonavigation

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 latipunctatus

Name

• Chaunax latipunctatus Le Danois, 1984

• Correct type locality: R/V Ikhtiander, Sala y Gomez Ridge, cr. 5, tr. 50–57, 25°00’W–25°46’S, 88°27’W–99°39’W, 345–770 meters.

Distinguished features: dermal spines relatively short and apart; a relatively long head (28.4–35.1% SL); relatively long pre-gill opening length (60.6–69.3% SL); relatively long upper jaw (20.8–27.5% SL); and different lateral line neuromast counts: supraorbital series (AB) mainly 12, upper preopercular (BD) mainly 4, hyomandibular series (FG) mainly 4–5, pectoral series (GH) mainly 13–15), and lateral line proper (BI) 33–40.

Primary references

• Description d'une nouvelle espece de Chaunacidae, Chaunax latipunctatus, des iles Galapagos. Cybium, 8(2): 95–101.

References

• Ho, H-c.; Shao, K-t. 2010: A new species of Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae) from the western South Pacific, with comment on C. latipunctatus. Zootaxa 2445: 53–61. Preview Reference page.