Revision of southern African species of the anglerfish genus Chaunax (Lophiiformes: Chaunacidae), with descriptions of three new species Author Ho, Hsuan-Ching Author Ma, Wen-Chun text Zootaxa 2016 4144 2 175 194 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4144.2.2 6d3dae45-756e-4254-ad92-fda051e93c5e 1175-5326 259081 39BEEF12-011C-48E8-9C38-5476922F5845 Chaunax russatus Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013 Tables 2 –4 Chaunax russatus Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013 :105 , figs. 11A–B, 12A–B (type locality: Kaikoura Canyon, 43°0.09'S, 173°53.85'E , New Zealand area, 821–1030 m ). Materials examined. CSIROH.5345-02 (1, 120), 36°35'S , 52°05'E , southwestern Indian Ocean , 835–1110 m , 29 Oct. 1999 . CSIRO H.5849-01 (1, 120), 38°27'S , 47°42'E , South-West Indian Ridge , 656–962 m , 14 Mar. 2001 . SAIAB 7271 (1, 171), 30°32'S , 30°32'E , KwaZulu-Natal , 625–900 m , 10 May 1977 . SAIAB 86432 (1, 114), 28°20.2'S , 45°15.2'E , S of Madagascar , 739–759 m , 2 Sep. 2008 . Diagnosis. A species in C. abei -species group with 1 pair of spines bridging the lateral-line neuromasts; illicial trough wider than the pupil; gill chamber and gill arches grayish; GRii=14 or 15; and lateral-line neuromasts: BD=2, GH=10–13, BI=32–39. Body uniformly reddish when fresh, sometimes with irregular grayish marks. Distribution. Known from southern hemisphere off New Zealand , Australia , Mozambique and South Africa . Specimens from southern Africa were collected at depths of 625–1110 m . Remarks. Ho & Last (2013) reported that this is a trans-Indian Ocean distribution species. This species is widespread in the southern hemisphere off South Africa , Australia (both sides) and New Zealand . It also represents the deepest record of Chaunax in southern Africa.