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English name: African Coffinfish
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A–C, 5A–C;
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. SAIAB 74595 (
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SL),
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,
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, north of Beira,
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, Africa, western Indian Ocean,
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. SAIAB 18878 (
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SL), collected together with the
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A member of the
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<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF9CFFC3583CF8CE449E081A" box="[542,693,1837,1861]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="442">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
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-species group distinguished from its congeners in having: body covered by variable-sized, irregular brownish patches and a complex white reticulate pattern; eye surrounded by prominent radiating brownish markings; 2–3 pairs of narrow brownish bars at dorsal-fin base; pale reticulate markings frequently double-lined; pattern extending forward to front of lower jaw, and over pectoral and caudal fins; 3–4 pairs of spinules bridging each neuromast; 8–9 rakers on second gill arch; illicium short and stout; illicial trough small, oval in shape; numerous thin pale cirri with brown tips on esca; gill chamber pale; peritoneal membrane black; and lateral-line neuromast distribution BD=2, CD=6–7, FG=3, GH=10–12,
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=31–32.
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. Morphometric and meristic details are given in
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; following data summary is provided for
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, if different, in parentheses.
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Dorsal-fin rays III, 12; pectoral-fin rays 14 (13); anal-fin rays 7 (6); caudal-fin rays 9. Head length
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<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF9DFFC25AE5FC4F44B80B6A" blockId="7.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="7" pageNumber="443">Nostrils anterior to eye; anterior nostril surrounded by fleshy membrane, its posterior part taller than anterior part; posterior nostril a circular depression; mouth wide, superior, its opening nearly vertical; lower jaw robust, protruding slightly in front of upper jaw; maxilla tapering, narrow dorsally, broadly expanded ventrally; blunt symphysial spine on symphysis of lower jaw.</paragraph>
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Interspaces of lateral-line neuromast complex slightly longer than its width; 3–4 (mainly 3) pairs of short spines bridging each neuromast. Lateral-line neuromast counts: supraorbital (AB) 11; premaxillary (AC) 8; upper preopercular (BD) 2; infraorbital (CD) 6 (7); lower preopercular (DG) 3; mandibular (EF) 6; hyomandibular (FG) 3; pectoral (GH) 11 or 12 (10); anterior body proper (BB') 4; supratemporal (BB) 6; and body proper (
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) 31 (32), including 2 or 3 on caudal fin.
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. Fresh color unknown. When preserved: dorsal and lateral surfaces of body still covered by prominent, variable-sized, irregular brownish patches overlain by a complex pale reticulate pattern. Pattern extending to front of chin, covering dorsal and caudal fins, and over dorsal surface of pectoral fin. Elongate brownish bars on head, and bases of dorsal and caudal fin; those around eye forming distinctive radiate pattern; symmetric pair of dark-brown markings at sphenotic region, lower preopercular region, and anterior to gill opening; symmetric pairs of bars at origin and middle portion of dorsal-fin base; medium patch near third dorsalfin spine and at caudal fin base. Pale reticulate pattern complex; numerous small patches forming chain-like, double-lined pattern over dorsum and sides, and bordering large brownish patches; pale reticulate pattern sometimes coalesced to form pale spots; larger brownish patches with scattered pale reticulations at lower opercular region. Uppermost 6 rays of caudal fin covered by alternating broad brown and narrow pale bands, lowermost three rays pale. Pelvic fin pale; underside of pectoral fin pale. Gill chamber, gill arches and buccal cavity pale; peritoneum blackish dorsally with scattered blackish patches on pale background ventrally; external lining of stomach pale.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF92FFCD5AE5FEAC45650E3A" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,1977]" box="[199,846,332,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AE5FEAC46D50E3A" bold="true" box="[199,254,332,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Size.</emphasis>
|
||
At least
|
||
<quantity id="4C969B14FF92FFCD5B40FEAC47940E3B" box="[354,447,332,356]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.27" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" unit="mm" value="227.0">227 mm</quantity>
|
||
SL, based on the two known
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D58853FF92FFCD592EFEAD45600E3A" box="[780,843,333,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">types</typeStatus>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C374657AFF92FFCD5AE5FE8F424B0EF2" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF92FFCD5AE5FE8F424B0EF2" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AE5FE8F47650ED7" bold="true" box="[199,334,367,392]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Etymology.</emphasis>
|
||
The specific name
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5811FE9044B60ED7" box="[563,669,368,392]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chauanx" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="africanus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5811FE9044B60ED7" box="[563,669,368,392]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">africanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
refers to the regional locality of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D58853FF92FFCD5E68FE9042A30ED7" box="[1098,1160,368,392]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">types</typeStatus>
|
||
, and its decorated color pattern is reminiscent of some strikingly coloured African animals, such as the giraffe.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C374657AFF92FFCD5AE5FE5746CD0D47" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" type="distribution">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF92FFCD5AE5FE5746CD0D47" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AE5FE57474B0E8F" bold="true" box="[199,352,439,464]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Distribution.</emphasis>
|
||
Known only from the two
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D58853FF92FFCD58BDFE5844E40E8F" box="[671,719,440,464]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">type</typeStatus>
|
||
specimens, collected from the outer continental shelf north of Beira,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD5AC3FE3C47530EAA" box="[225,376,476,501]" name="Mozambique" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Mozambique</collectingCountry>
|
||
, western Indian Ocean, at a depth of
|
||
<quantity id="4C969B14FF92FFCD5934FE3C45B30EAB" box="[790,920,476,501]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.81" metricValueMax="2.0" metricValueMin="1.6199999999999999" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" unit="m" value="181.0" valueMax="200.0" valueMin="162.0">
|
||
162–
|
||
<specimenCount id="9D68FD78FF92FFCD596FFE3C45B30EAB" box="[845,920,476,501]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" type="generic">200 m</specimenCount>
|
||
</quantity>
|
||
. Probably endemic in the southwestern Indian Ocean.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C374657AFF92FFCD5AE5FDC444930A27" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" type="discussion">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF92FFCD5AE5FDC445760C4A" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AE5FDC447100D62" bold="true" box="[199,315,548,573]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Remarks.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5B66FDC444350D63" box="[324,542,548,572]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="africanus" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5B66FDC444350D63" box="[324,542,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Chaunax africanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2295798FF92FFCD580AFDC444410D62" box="[552,618,548,573]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD580AFDC444410D62" bold="true" box="[552,618,548,573]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">n. sp.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
can be distinguished from other members of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5E89FDC443690D63" box="[1195,1346,548,572]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5E89FDC443690D63" box="[1195,1346,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
-species group by its unique dorsal coloration. It is morphologically most similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD59DDFDA842B90D3F" box="[1023,1170,584,608]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nebulosus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD59DDFDA842B90D3F" box="[1023,1170,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. nebulosus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5EECFDA843430D3F" box="[1230,1384,584,608]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5EECFDA843430D3F" box="[1230,1384,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. reticulatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but differs mainly in having long, deep-brown bars on its body surface (vs. dark bars absent). It also differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5FA0FD8C47210DF7" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5FA0FD8C47210DF7" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, as does
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5B5EFD70443A0DF7" box="[380,529,656,680]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nebulosus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5B5EFD70443A0DF7" box="[380,529,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. nebulosus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, mainly in lacking two large white spots on the dorsal surface, and having 6 neuromasts in the infraorbital series (CD) and
|
||
<quantity id="4C969B14FF92FFCD5888FD5444FD0D92" box="[682,726,692,717]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.62" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" unit="in" value="3.0">3 in</quantity>
|
||
the lower preopercular series (DG) (vs. 7 and 4 respectively); and from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5B21FD3847A50DAF" box="[259,398,728,752]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="umbrinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5B21FD3847A50DAF" box="[259,398,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. umbrinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
in lacking a fine reticulate colour pattern and having 10–12 neuromasts in the pectoral series and 31–32 on the body proper (vs. 13 and 33–38, respectively).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF92FFCD5AE5FCFF428B0C97" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AE5FCFF45520C67" bold="true" box="[199,889,799,824]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
Comments on members of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5813FCC044E20C67" box="[561,713,799,824]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5813FCC044E20C67" bold="true" box="[561,713,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
-species group.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
There are presently six species recognized in the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5AB5FCA447070C03" box="[151,300,836,860]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AB5FCA447070C03" box="[151,300,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
-species group:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5BC0FCA4445C0C03" box="[482,631,836,860]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5BC0FCA4445C0C03" box="[482,631,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD58A5FCA445380C03" box="[647,787,836,860]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="umbrinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD58A5FCA445380C03" box="[647,787,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. umbrinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5906FCA442770C03" box="[804,1116,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5906FCA4459E0C03" box="[804,949,836,860]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flammeus">C. flammeus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD59E0FCA442770C03" box="[962,1116,836,860]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">C. reticulatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5E49FCA442D50C03" box="[1131,1278,836,860]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nebulosus" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5E49FCA442D50C03" box="[1131,1278,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. nebulosus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2295798FF92FFCD5F25FCA443630C02" box="[1287,1352,836,861]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5F25FCA443630C02" bold="true" box="[1287,1352,836,861]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">n. sp.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5FA0FCA4472A0CDF" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="africanus" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5FA0FCA4472A0CDF" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. africanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2295798FF92FFCD5B2AFC8747630CDF" box="[264,328,871,896]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5B2AFC8747630CDF" bold="true" box="[264,328,871,896]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">n. sp.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
These species can be distinguished from all other members in the genus in having cirri present on the dorsal head (including a dense cluster above the eye), 3 or more (usually more) pairs of spines bridging the neuromasts, and, if present, a complex pattern of spots or reticulations on the dorsal surface.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF92FFCD5AE5FC3444790BFF" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
Of the group,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5B47FC3447D90CB3" box="[357,498,980,1004]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flammeus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5B47FC3447D90CB3" box="[357,498,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. flammeus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
probably is the most poorly known nominal species, represented conclusively only by the unique
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D58853FF92FFCD5B69FC1747860B4F" box="[331,429,1015,1040]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
collected off northern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD58EBFC17457B0B4F" box="[713,848,1015,1040]" name="Madagascar" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
|
||
in the western Indian Ocean. Le Danios (1979) mentioned that the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D58853FF92FFCD5B53FBFC47F80B6A" box="[369,467,1052,1077]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
had yellowish spots when fresh, which faded totally after preservation. Other species in
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5A9BFBA047700B07" box="[185,347,1088,1112]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. fimbriatus-</emphasis>
|
||
group retain a grayish or brownish color pattern dorsally, even after long-term preservation.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5AB5FB8447440B23" box="[151,367,1124,1148]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flammeus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AB5FB8447440B23" box="[151,367,1124,1148]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Chaunax flammeus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
seems to be either plain reddish or with yellowish spots when fresh, distinguishing it from all other members of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5BAEFB6847D40BFF" box="[396,511,1160,1184]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5BAEFB6847D40BFF" box="[396,511,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
-group.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF92FFCD5AE5FB4C44930A27" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5AE5FB4C47B40B9B" box="[199,415,1196,1220]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="umbrinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AE5FB4C47B40B9B" box="[199,415,1196,1220]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Chaunax umbrinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is also poorly known, represented only by a few specimens collected from the Hawaiian Islands and the Emperor Seamount (based on specimens deposited in the National Science Museum, Tokyo). It can be distinguished mainly by its very fine reticulate pattern on the dorsal surface, even in large individuals. Other characters that might be used to distinguished it from its congeners in the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5E2BFAF8428A0A6F" box="[1033,1185,1304,1328]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5E2BFAF8428A0A6F" box="[1033,1185,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
group are mainly 13 neuromasts in the pectoral series (vs. 12 or less in its congeners) and slightly more numerous neuromasts on the body proper (33–38, vs.
|
||
<quantity id="4C969B14FF92FFCD5B88FA8044260A27" box="[426,525,1375,1400]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.382" metricValueMax="9.398" metricValueMin="7.366" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" unit="in" value="33.0" valueMax="37.0" valueMin="29.0">29–37 in</quantity>
|
||
its congeners).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C374657AFF92FFCD5AE5FA6447CD0812" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF92FFCD5AE5FA6444DF09BF" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5AE5FA64478C0AC3" box="[199,423,1412,1436]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AE5FA64478C0AC3" box="[199,423,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Chaunax fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is commonly collected from the seas around
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD598EFA6545C70AC3" box="[940,1004,1413,1436]" name="Japan" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Japan</collectingCountry>
|
||
and
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD5E06FA6442520AC2" box="[1060,1145,1412,1437]" name="Taiwan" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
|
||
, but has not been reliably reported from outside this part of the western North Pacific. The first author regularly collected this species from northern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD5ADEFA2C477A0ABA" box="[252,337,1484,1509]" name="Taiwan" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
|
||
, but only one specimen has been confirmed in the past 15 years from off southwestern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD5F38FA2C43470ABA" box="[1306,1388,1484,1509]" name="Taiwan" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
|
||
(off Tungkang). This species may inhabit the East
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD58BBFA0F44F70957" box="[665,732,1519,1544]" name="China" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">China</collectingCountry>
|
||
Sea and/or the Okinawa Trough, but rarely occurs in the South
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD5AB5F9F446F10972" box="[151,218,1556,1581]" name="China" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">China</collectingCountry>
|
||
Sea.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5B35F9F447DD0973" box="[279,502,1556,1580]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5B35F9F447DD0973" box="[279,502,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Chaunax fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
can be distinguished from its congeners mainly by the two large pale patches on its dorsal surface, one associated with the embedded third dorsal spine and another before the origin of the soft dorsal fin, and mainly 4 neuromasts in the lower preopercular series (vs. mainly
|
||
<quantity id="4C969B14FF92FFCD59D0F9BC4234092A" box="[1010,1055,1628,1653]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.62" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" unit="in" value="3.0">3 in</quantity>
|
||
other congeners). Record of this species from Hawaii (Chave & Mundy 1994 is misidentification of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD59B3F960429909C7" box="[913,1202,1663,1688]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunacops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="coloratus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD59B3F960423609C7" box="[913,1053,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Chaunacops</emphasis>
|
||
cf.
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5E6AF960429909C7" box="[1096,1202,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">coloratus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and those of Mundy 2005), the western central Pacific (Caruso 1999),
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD58E8F944451A09E2" box="[714,817,1700,1725]" name="Australia" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
(Paxton et al. 1989), and
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD5E74F945432F09E2" box="[1110,1284,1700,1725]" name="New Caledonia" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
|
||
(Fricke et al. 2011), are most likely invalid and need to be checked.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF92FFCD5AE5F90C47CD0812" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5AE5F90C4781085B" box="[199,426,1772,1796]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AE5F90C4781085B" box="[199,426,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Chaunax reticulatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13552A74FF92FFCD5B9AF90C47D1085B" box="[440,506,1772,1797]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="5.[151,250,964,986]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,942]" captionTargetId="figure@5.[151,1436,193,942]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="FIGURE 3. Chaunax reticulatus Ho et al., 2013, non-type, preserved, CSIRO H 355 - 01, 175 mm SL, Tasman Sea." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224209/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Fig. 3</figureCitation>
|
||
) was described from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD58C9F90D45AF085A" box="[747,900,1772,1797]" name="New Zealand" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">New Zealand</collectingCountry>
|
||
,
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD59ADF90D4210085A" box="[911,1083,1772,1797]" name="New Caledonia" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">New Caledonia</collectingCountry>
|
||
and eastern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF92FFCD5EE5F90C431A085A" box="[1223,1329,1772,1797]" name="Australia" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
. It differs from congeners mainly by the pale reticulate pattern on a grayish background in juveniles, and fine brownish spots on its dorsal surface in adults.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C374657AFF92FFCE5AE5F8B744140B15" lastPageId="11" lastPageNumber="447" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" type="discussion">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF92FFCD5AE5F8B747C308E7" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,1977]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5AE5F8B74542082F" bold="true" box="[199,873,1879,1904]" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">Comments on species occurring in the Indian Ocean.</emphasis>
|
||
The following species have been described or recorded from the Indian Ocean:
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD583CF89C44DB08CB" box="[542,752,1916,1940]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD583CF89C445108CB" box="[542,634,1916,1940]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apus">C. apus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD58ABF89C44DB08CB" box="[649,752,1916,1940]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">C. pictus</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5920F89C45EA08CB" box="[770,961,1916,1941]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5920F89C453708CC" box="[770,796,1916,1939]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C.</emphasis>
|
||
cf.
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD596CF89C45EA08CB" box="[846,961,1916,1940]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD59F7F89D423808CB" box="[981,1043,1917,1940]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">sensu</emphasis>
|
||
Hutchins 2001),
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5EC3F89C472308E7" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5EC3F89C435808CB" box="[1249,1395,1916,1940]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flammeus">C. flammeus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5FA0F89C472F08E7" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="umbrinus">C. umbrinus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF92FFCD5B1CF84047C908E7" box="[318,482,1952,1976]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="444" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="penicillatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF92FFCD5B1CF84047C908E7" box="[318,482,1952,1976]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="444">C. penicillatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DF116679FF93FFCC5AB5F84145490889" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224210/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="445" targetBox="[295,1296,195,1902]" targetPageId="9">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF93FFCC5AB5F84145490889" blockId="9.[151,1435,1953,2006]" pageId="9" pageNumber="445">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF93FFCC5AB5F841473808E9" bold="true" box="[151,275,1953,1975]" pageId="9" pageNumber="445">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF93FFCC5B3BF84147F008E8" box="[281,475,1953,1975]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="9" pageNumber="445" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="africanus" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF93FFCC5B3BF84147F008E8" box="[281,475,1953,1975]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="445">Chaunax africanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2295798FF93FFCC5BC3F842443008E8" box="[481,539,1954,1975]" pageId="9" pageNumber="445" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF93FFCC5BC3F842443008E8" bold="true" box="[481,539,1954,1975]" pageId="9" pageNumber="445">n. sp.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
A–B. Holotype, SAIAB 74595, 227 mm SL, preserved. A. Dorsal view. B. Dorsolateral view. C. Paratype, SAIAB 18878, 142 mm SL, dorsal view, preserved.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="DF116679FF90FFCF5AB5F84142460889" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224211/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="446" targetBox="[385,1204,206,1909]" targetPageId="10">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF90FFCF5AB5F84142460889" blockId="10.[151,1436,1953,2006]" pageId="10" pageNumber="446">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF90FFCF5AB5F841473908E8" bold="true" box="[151,274,1953,1975]" pageId="10" pageNumber="446">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF90FFCF5B3AF84147F108E8" box="[280,474,1953,1975]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="10" pageNumber="446" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="africanus" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF90FFCF5B3AF84147F108E8" box="[280,474,1953,1975]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="446">Chaunax africanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2295798FF90FFCF5BFDF842443308E8" box="[479,536,1954,1975]" pageId="10" pageNumber="446" rank="species">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF90FFCF5BFDF842443308E8" bold="true" box="[479,536,1954,1975]" pageId="10" pageNumber="446">n. sp.</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
A. Anterior view of head of holotype. B. Lateral view of left side of head of paratype. C. Lateral view of right caudal fin region of holotype (pins are used to expand the fin). Not to scale.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="DF116679FF91FFCE5AB5FD4246990D89" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224212/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" targetBox="[152,1414,231,673]" targetPageId="11">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF91FFCE5AB5FD4246990D89" blockId="11.[151,1436,674,2034]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5AB5FD42473F0DE8" bold="true" box="[151,276,674,696]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
|
||
Original drawing of holotye of
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE587AFD4244980DE7" box="[600,691,674,696]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Chuanax</emphasis>
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE589BFD43454C0DE7" authority="Lloyd 1909" authorityName="Lloyd" authorityYear="1909" box="[697,871,674,696]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE589BFD4344C30DE7" box="[697,744,675,696]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">apus</emphasis>
|
||
Lloyd 1909
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, ZSI F2404/1. Modified from Lloyd (1909b: pl. 45, fig. 6).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF91FFCE5AE5FD0E44140B15" blockId="11.[151,1436,674,2034]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5AE5FD0E474C0C59" box="[199,359,750,774]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5AE5FD0E474C0C59" box="[199,359,750,774]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Chaunax apus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<figureCitation id="13552A74FF91FFCE5B54FD0D47920C59" box="[374,441,749,774]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="11.[151,250,674,696]" captionTargetBox="[152,1414,231,673]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[151,1436,193,676]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="FIGURE 6. Original drawing of holotye of Chuanax apus Lloyd 1909, ZSI F 2404 / 1. Modified from Lloyd (1909 b: pl. 45, fig. 6)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/224212/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Fig. 6</figureCitation>
|
||
) was described based on a single specimen collected from the Bay of Bengal. Only a few species had been described before this species,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE58F6FCF245150C76" box="[724,830,786,809]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE58F6FCF245150C76" box="[724,830,786,809]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. pictus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5970FCF242E30C75" authority="Garman 1896" authorityName="Garman" authorityYear="1896" box="[850,1224,785,810]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nuttingi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5970FCF242300C76" box="[850,1051,786,810]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Chaunax nuttingi</emphasis>
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE5E0AFCF242A90C75" box="[1064,1154,786,810]" name="Germany" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Garman</collectingCountry>
|
||
1896
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(=
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5ED9FCF2434E0C76" box="[1275,1381,786,809]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5ED9FCF2434E0C76" box="[1275,1381,786,809]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. pictus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5FA0FCF247210C11" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5FA0FCF247210C11" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5B63FCD647E70C11" box="[321,460,822,846]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="umbrinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5B63FCD647E70C11" box="[321,460,822,846]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. umbrinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. The first author examined the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D58853FF91FFCE590DFCD545BA0C11" box="[815,913,821,846]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE599AFCD642250C11" box="[952,1038,822,846]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE599AFCD642250C11" box="[952,1038,822,846]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. apus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and determinated that it belongs to the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5AE0FCBA473F0C2D" box="[194,276,858,882]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="abei">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5AE0FCBA473F0C2D" box="[194,276,858,882]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. abei</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
-species group (
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5BEEFCBA44210C2E" box="[460,522,858,881]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">sensu</emphasis>
|
||
Ho & Shao 2010), which is characterized by its lack of filaments on the dorsal surface of the head and flap-like cirri laterally on the body associated with the lateral line. As
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5E95FC9E43300CC9" box="[1207,1307,894,918]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5E95FC9E43300CC9" box="[1207,1307,894,918]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. pictus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is in the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5FA0FC9E46F10CE6" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5FA0FC9E46F10CE6" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. pictus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
-species group (
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5BAFFC4247E00CE6" box="[397,459,930,953]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">sensu</emphasis>
|
||
Caruso, 1989) and both
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE58C3FC42455E0CE5" box="[737,885,930,954]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE58C3FC42455E0CE5" box="[737,885,930,954]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE598EFC42421C0CE5" box="[940,1079,930,954]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="umbrinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE598EFC42421C0CE5" box="[940,1079,930,954]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. umbrinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
are in the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5E8CFC4243690CE5" box="[1198,1346,930,954]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5E8CFC4243690CE5" box="[1198,1346,930,954]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
-species group (
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5AC8FC2747030C81" box="[234,296,967,990]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">sensu</emphasis>
|
||
Ho et al., 2013, not Caruso, 1989), none of the three is conspecific with
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5E4FFC2642E00C81" box="[1133,1227,966,990]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5E4FFC2642EC0C81" box="[1133,1223,966,990]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apus">C. apus</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
Le Danios (1979) suggested that
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5B66FC0A47B70B5E" box="[324,412,1002,1025]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5B66FC0A47B70B5E" box="[324,412,1002,1025]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. apus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
was a junior synonym of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE58F0FC0A42360B5D" authority="Whitley 1929" authorityName="Whitley" authorityYear="1929" box="[722,1053,1001,1026]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="endeavouri">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE58F0FC0A45580B5D" box="[722,883,1002,1026]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. endeavouri</emphasis>
|
||
Whitley 1929
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, an impossibility as
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5F2FFC0A434D0B5E" box="[1293,1382,1002,1025]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5F2FFC0A434D0B5E" box="[1293,1382,1002,1025]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. apus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
was described before
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5B75FBEE47DD0B79" box="[343,502,1038,1062]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="endeavouri">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5B75FBEE47DD0B79" box="[343,502,1038,1062]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. endeavouri</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. We provisionally recognize
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE591CFBEE45B80B79" box="[830,915,1038,1062]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE591CFBEE45B80B79" box="[830,915,1038,1062]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. apus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
as a valid species in the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5E8BFBEE42D20B79" box="[1193,1273,1038,1062]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="abei">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5E8BFBEE42D20B79" box="[1193,1273,1038,1062]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. abei</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
-species group but caution that it needs further study.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C374657AFF91FFCE5AE5FBB5441F08AD" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" type="materials_examined">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF91FFCE5AE5FBB5453D0A7D" blockId="11.[151,1436,674,2034]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">
|
||
Although
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5B19FBB6478A0B31" box="[315,417,1110,1134]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5B19FBB6478A0B31" box="[315,417,1110,1134]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. pictus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
has been recorded globally, confirmed identifications are only known from the Atlantic Ocean (Caruso, 1989) and Mediterranean Sea (Ragonese & Giusto, 2005); we have seen no specimens from outside the Atlantic Ocean among the substantial amount of material we examined. Based on our observations, records of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5B32FB22475F0B86" box="[272,372,1218,1241]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pictus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5B32FB22475F0B86" box="[272,372,1218,1241]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. pictus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from outside the Atlantic Ocean are likely to be misidentifications of various species, notably
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5AB5FB0647180BA1" box="[151,307,1254,1278]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nudiventer">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5AB5FB0647180BA1" box="[151,307,1254,1278]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. nudiventer</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE5B67FB0647CE0BA1" box="[325,485,1253,1278]" name="New Zealand" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">New Zealand</collectingCountry>
|
||
; Ho et al. 2013),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE589BFB0645260BA1" box="[697,781,1254,1278]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="abei">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE589BFB0645260BA1" box="[697,781,1254,1278]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. abei</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE5902FB06454A0BA1" box="[800,865,1254,1278]" name="Japan" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Japan</collectingCountry>
|
||
and
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE59BDFB0545DE0BA1" box="[927,1013,1253,1278]" name="Taiwan" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Taiwan</collectingCountry>
|
||
), and some unidentified/undescribed species in
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE5B2EFAE947590A7D" box="[268,370,1289,1314]" name="Australia" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
and
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE5B8AFAE944130A7D" box="[424,568,1289,1314]" name="South Africa" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">South Africa</collectingCountry>
|
||
(Ho, pers. observ.).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF91FFCE5AE5FACF455B0A89" blockId="11.[151,1436,674,2034]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">
|
||
Le Danios (1979) described
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE583FFACE450D0A19" box="[541,806,1326,1350]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="umbrinus" subSpecies="flammeus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE583FFACE450D0A19" box="[541,806,1326,1350]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. umbrinus flammeus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
based on a single specimen collected from northern
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE5AB5FAB1470A0A35" box="[151,289,1361,1386]" name="Madagascar" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Madagascar</collectingCountry>
|
||
. Examination of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54D58853FF91FFCE5800FAB144AF0A35" box="[546,644,1361,1386]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
and the original drawing show that it is clearly a member of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5FA0FAB247210AD1" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5FA0FAB247210AD1" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
-species group (
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5B9CFA9747D70AD1" box="[446,508,1399,1422]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">sensu</emphasis>
|
||
Ho et al., 2013). Its unique coloration indicates that it should be treated as a valid species distinct from the three other nominal species of the complex (i.e.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5E24FA7A42B40AED" box="[1030,1183,1434,1458]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5E24FA7A42B40AED" box="[1030,1183,1434,1458]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5E90FA7A43690AED" box="[1202,1346,1434,1458]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="umbrinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5E90FA7A43690AED" box="[1202,1346,1434,1458]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. umbrinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5FA0FA7A47250A89" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="reticulatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5FA0FA7A47250A89" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. reticulatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
), and two new Indian Ocean species described herein.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF91FFCE5AE5FA0144E8091D" blockId="11.[151,1436,674,2034]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">
|
||
Although Fricke (1999) recorded
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5866FA0244FB0AA5" box="[580,720,1506,1530]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="umbrinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5866FA0244FB0AA5" box="[580,720,1506,1530]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. umbrinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE5937FA01455F0AA5" box="[789,884,1505,1530]" name="Réunion" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Reunion</collectingCountry>
|
||
Island, western Indian Ocean, no vouchers were indicated. He most likely confused Le Danios’ (1979)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5930F9E6423D0941" box="[786,1046,1542,1566]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="subSpecies" species="umbrinus" subSpecies="flammeus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5930F9E6423D0941" box="[786,1046,1542,1566]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. umbrinus flammeus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5E79F9E642C20941" box="[1115,1257,1542,1566]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="umbrinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5E79F9E642C20941" box="[1115,1257,1542,1566]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. umbrinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, a species now considered to be endemic to the Hawaiian region.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF91FFCE5AE5F9AD47C209D5" blockId="11.[151,1436,674,2034]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">
|
||
Hutchins (2001) recorded
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5BCCF9AE448D0939" box="[494,678,1613,1638]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="fimbriatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5BCCF9AE4423093A" box="[494,520,1614,1637]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C.</emphasis>
|
||
cf.
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5811F9AE448D0939" box="[563,678,1614,1638]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">fimbriatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from Western
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE596FF9AD459F0939" box="[845,948,1613,1638]" name="Australia" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
but his species is most likely
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5F26F9AE43BF0939" box="[1284,1428,1614,1638]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nebulosus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5F26F9AE43BF0939" box="[1284,1428,1614,1638]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. nebulosus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, described in the present study.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF91FFCE5AE5F97647F20861" blockId="11.[151,1436,674,2034]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5AE5F976479C09F1" box="[199,439,1686,1710]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="penicillatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5AE5F976479C09F1" box="[199,439,1686,1710]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Chaunax penicillatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
was recorded from eastern Africa by Smith in Smith & Heemstra (1986). The vouchers were examined by the first author and the presence of this species in the Indian Ocean is confirmed. Additional specimens collected off Western
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE582EF93D445809A9" box="[524,627,1757,1782]" name="Australia" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Australia</collectingCountry>
|
||
(deposited in AMS, NMV and CSIRO) and
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE5E4DF93D428309A9" box="[1135,1192,1757,1782]" name="India" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">India</collectingCountry>
|
||
(deposited in
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F3797661FF91FFCE5F69F93D43B709A9" box="[1355,1436,1757,1782]" name="India" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Cochin</collectingCountry>
|
||
Unit, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources and Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology) were also examined by the first author.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF91FFCE5AE5F8A9424408D9" blockId="11.[151,1436,674,2034]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">
|
||
Specimens of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5B44F8AA441B083E" box="[358,560,1866,1890]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="russatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5B44F8AA441B083E" box="[358,560,1866,1890]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">Chaunax russatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
Ho et al., 2013, collected from the western Indian Ocean, are also recognized in this study and the species is now thought to exhibit a trans-Indian Ocean distribution.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BD136F1FF91FFCE5AE5F871441F08AD" blockId="11.[151,1436,674,2034]" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">
|
||
Consequently, at least 6 species occur in Indian Ocean:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5919F87245BA08F6" box="[827,913,1938,1961]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="apus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5919F87245BA08F6" box="[827,913,1938,1961]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. apus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5982F872420708F5" box="[928,1068,1938,1962]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flammeus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5982F872420708F5" box="[928,1068,1938,1962]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. flammeus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5E19F87242F408F5" box="[1083,1247,1938,1962]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="penicillatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5E19F87242F408F5" box="[1083,1247,1938,1962]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. penicillatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C6E4D72FF91FFCE5ECFF872434008F6" box="[1261,1387,1938,1961]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Chaunacidae" genus="Chaunax" kingdom="Animalia" order="Lophiiformes" pageId="11" pageNumber="447" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="russatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B91AEAE3FF91FFCE5ECFF872434008F6" box="[1261,1387,1938,1961]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="447">C. russatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and the two new species described herein. Other unidentified, and possibly undescribed, species have been noticed in collections that require further study.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
</document> |