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Class: Teleostei
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Chaunacidae Sea toads o coffinfishes

Genus: Chaunax

(See list of species below)


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29 species (see list below)
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Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwestern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Chaunax abei Le Danois, 1978

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax abei
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22.7 cm SL
Chaunax africanus Ho & Last, 2013

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax africanus
[African coffinfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
 
Chaunax albatrossae
[Albatross frogmouth]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
 
Chaunax apus
[]

Photo by SAIAB

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21.1 cm SL
Chaunax atimovatae Ho & Ma, 2016

Photo by Photo by SAIAB
 
Chaunax atimovatae
[Southern frogmouth]

Photo by Ho et al.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17.7 cm SL
Chaunax brachysomus Ho, Kawai & Satria, 2015

Photo by Photo by Ho et al.
 
Chaunax brachysomus
[Short-body frogmouth]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Chaunax breviradius Le Danois, 1978

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Chaunax breviradius
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Chaunax endeavouri Whitley, 1929

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Chaunax endeavouri
[Furry coffinfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
 
Chaunax erythraeus
[Red eyebrow frogmouth]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Chaunax fimbriatus Hilgendorf, 1879

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax fimbriatus
[Tassled coffinfish]

Photo by MNHN

Western Indian Ocean

Chaunax flammeus Le Danois, 1979

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Chaunax flammeus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Chaunax flavomaculatus
[Yellowspot frogmouth]

Photo by Ho et al.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
Chaunax gomoni Ho, Kawai & Satria, 2015

Photo by Photo by Ho et al.
 
Chaunax gomoni
[Gomon’s frogmouth]

Photo by SAIAB

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.3 cm SL
Chaunax heemstraorum Ho & Ma, 2016

Photo by Photo by SAIAB
 
Chaunax heemstraorum
[Heemstras' frogmouth]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19.5 cm SL
Chaunax hollemani Ho & Ma, 2016

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax hollemani
[Holleman's frogmouth]

Photo by MNHN

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
Chaunax latipunctatus Le Danois, 1984

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Chaunax latipunctatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
 
Chaunax mulleus
[Redshoes frogmouth]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
 
Chaunax multilepis
[Indian spotted coffinfish]

Photo by Ho & Last, 2013

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Chaunax nebulosus Ho & Last, 2013

Photo by Photo by Ho & Last, 2013
 
Chaunax nebulosus
[Eyespot coffinfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
Chaunax nudiventer Ho & Shao, 2010

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax nudiventer
[Naked-belly Coffinfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 25.4 cm SL
 
Chaunax obscurus
[Black-mouth frogmouth]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm SL
Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Chaunax penicillatus
[Pencil coffinfish]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846

Photo by Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Chaunax pictus
[Pink frogmouth]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 25.8 cm SL
Chaunax reticulatus Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013

Photo by Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax reticulatus
[Netted frogmouth]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.3 cm SL
 
Chaunax russatus
[Red coffinfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Chaunax stigmaeus Fowler, 1946

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Chaunax stigmaeus
[Redeye gaper]

Photo by Ragonese, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 26.7 cm TL
Chaunax suttkusi Caruso, 1989

Photo by Photo by Ragonese, S.
 
Chaunax suttkusi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Chaunax umbrinus Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaunax umbrinus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
 
Chaunax viridiretis
[Green-net frogmouth]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chaunax abei Northwestern Pacific 30 SL 1978
Chaunax africanus African coffinfish Western Indian Ocean 22.7 SL 2013
Chaunax albatrossae Albatross frogmouth Western Pacific 13.8 SL 2022
Chaunax apus Eastern Indian Ocean to W 21.2 SL 1909
Chaunax atimovatae Southern frogmouth Western Indian Ocean 21.1 SL 2016
Chaunax brachysomus Short-body frogmouth Eastern Indian Ocean 17.7 SL 2015
Chaunax breviradius Western Central Pacific 11 SL 1978
Chaunax endeavouri Furry coffinfish Southwest Pacific 22 SL 1929
Chaunax erythraeus Red eyebrow frogmouth Northwest Pacific 22.5 SL 2022
Chaunax fimbriatus Tassled coffinfish Northwest Pacific 14 SL 1879
Chaunax flammeus Western Indian Ocean 1979
Chaunax flavomaculatus Yellowspot frogmouth Southwest Pacific 12.2 SL 2013
Chaunax gomoni Gomon’s frogmouth Indo-West Pacific 18.1 SL 2015
Chaunax heemstraorum Heemstras' frogmouth Western Indian Ocean 16.3 SL 2016
Chaunax hollemani Holleman's frogmouth Western Indian Ocean 19.5 SL 2016
Chaunax latipunctatus Southeast Pacific 13.5 SL 1984
Chaunax mulleus Redshoes frogmouth Southwest Pacific 16.1 SL 2013
Chaunax multilepis Indian spotted coffinfish Indian Ocean 15.2 SL 2016
Chaunax nebulosus Eyespot coffinfish Eastern Indian Ocean 21.2 SL 2013
Chaunax nudiventer Naked-belly Coffinfish Southwest Pacific 16.6 SL 2010
Chaunax obscurus Black-mouth frogmouth Northwest Pacific 25.4 SL 2022
Chaunax penicillatus Pencil coffinfish Indo-West Pacific 28 SL 1915
Chaunax pictus Pink frogmouth Atlantic Ocean and the Me 40 TL 1846
Chaunax reticulatus Netted frogmouth Southwest Pacific 25.8 SL 2013
Chaunax russatus Red coffinfish Southwest Pacific 23.3 SL 2013
Chaunax stigmaeus Redeye gaper Western Atlantic 30.5 TL 1946
Chaunax suttkusi Eastern Atlantic 26.7 TL 1989
Chaunax umbrinus Pacific 10.2 SL 1905
Chaunax viridiretis Green-net frogmouth Northwest Pacific 20.3 SL 2022



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