Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Chaunacioidea |
---|
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chaunacidae
Genus: Chaunax
Species: Chaunax nebulosus
Name
- Type locality: north of Monte Bello Islands, Western Australia, 19°36’S, 115°27’E, 245 meters.
- Etymology: Derived from the Latin nebula, meaning "cloudy" (more or less), and referring its unique diffuse grayish green colour pattern overlain dorsally with five black spots.
- Distribution: Western Australia.
Primary references
- Ho, H.-C. & Last, P.R. 2013. Two new species of the coffinfish genus Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae) from the Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3710(5): 436–448. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3710.5.3 Reference page.