Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Chaunacidae

Genus: Chaunacops

Species: Chaunacops coloratus (Garman, 1899)

Climate Zone

Location

• Indo-Pacific: currently known from the eastern Indian Ocean between 16°-32°S and 87°- 97°E and the type locality on the Cocos Ridge in the eastern Pacific (5°43'N, 85°50'W).

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless