Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Chaunacidae (Sea toads o coffinfishes)
Etymology: Chaunax:Greek, chaunax, -akos = a conceited man (Ref. 45335); africanus:Named for the types' regional locality; its decorated pattern is similar to some strikingly coloured African animals like the giraffe..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 162 - 200 m (Ref. 94130). Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Table 'fbapp.scientificname' doesn't exist in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2366
Stack trace:
#0 /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php(2366): mysqli->query()
#1 /var/www/html/country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php(1228): checkPointMApDisplay()
#2 {main}
thrown in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php on line 2366