Global InformationChaunacops information
| Chaunacops | |
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| Chaunacops coloratus at the Davidson Seamount | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Lophiiformes |
| Family: | Chaunacidae |
| Genus: | Chaunacops Garman, 1899 |
| Type species | |
| Chaunax coloratus Garman, 1899[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Chaunacops is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Chaunacidae, the sea toads. This genus of deep-sea anglerfishes contains 4 species and these are found in the Indo-West Pacific. southeastern Pacific and Western Atlantic oceans. Little is known about the life history and biology of these fishes.
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Chaunacidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 May 2024.