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Chaunax sea toads have a rotund, slightly laterally flattened body which tapers to a small rounded caudal fin.The head is large and globelike with a large oblique mouth and eyes set high on the head.
The sea toads were first proposed as a separate family, the Chaunacidae, by the American biologist Theodore Gill in 1863. [5] Charles Tate Regan placed this family within the division Antennariformes within his suborder Lophiodea when he classified the order Pediculati, his grouping of the toadfishes and anglerfishes. [6]
The furry coffinfish is a benthic fish, it is found on muddy bottom of the ocean, Australian continental shelf and upper slope in the deep ocean, usually 200m–2500m. [7] The Indian Ocean also has two different types of coffinfish residing in its deep waters: Chaunax nebulosus and Chaunax africanus. They differ in color due to different ...
Chaunacops was first proposed as a genus in 1899 by the American ichthyologist Samuel Garman when he described Chaunacops coloratus as a new species. [1] C. coloratus was described from the "Pacific over Cocos Ridge" at 5°43'N, 85°50'W, named as Albatross station 3363 at a depth of 978 fathoms (1,789 m). [2]
Hypnos monopterygius, also known as the coffin ray or Australian numbfish, is a species of electric ray endemic to Australia, where it is common in inshore waters shallower than 80 m (260 ft). It is the sole member of its genus Hypnos , and family Hypnidae .
The fish is maroon, with blue spot that fades to bright red. [3] The color pattern helps it blend in with its natural environment. It grows to up to 24 in (60 cm) long. [4] Most adult have blue mouths, [8] while the young have bright red eyes. [5] The flesh is also blue in color, but turns into white after cooked. [9]
Common names of fish can refer to a single species; to an entire group of species, such as a genus or family; or to multiple unrelated species or groups.Ambiguous common names are accompanied by their possible meanings.
The family members are commonly known as the "humpbacked fly", the "coffin fly", and the "scuttle fly". [2] The name "scuttle fly" derives from the jerky, short bursts of running, characteristic to the adult fly. [2] The name "coffin fly" is due to their being found in coffins, digging six feet