Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Chaunacidae

Genus: Chaunax

Species: Chaunax apus Lloyd, 1909

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Bay of Bengal (Myanmar), Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines and the South China Sea.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless