Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Chaunacidae Sea toads o coffinfishes
Genus: Chaunacops

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4 species

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Max. Length 19 cm SL
 
Chaunacops coloratus
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Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Chaunacops melanostomus
[Tadpole coffinfish]
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Max. Length 21.9 cm TL
 
Chaunacops roseus
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Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Chaunacops spinosus
[Eastern tadpole coffinfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chaunacops coloratus Indo-Pacific 19 SL 1899
Chaunacops melanostomus Tadpole coffinfish Eastern Indian Ocean 10 SL 1989
Chaunacops roseus Atlantic Ocean 21.9 TL 1941
Chaunacops spinosus Eastern tadpole coffinfish Southwestern Pacific 10.9 SL 2015



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
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