Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lophiiformes

Family: Chaunacidae

Genus: Chaunax

Species: Chaunax endeavouri Whitley, 1929

Climate Zone

Location

• Southwest Pacific: endemic to Australia.

Biology

A benthic species (Ref. 75154) which inhabits muddy bottoms of the continental shelf and upper slope (Ref. 9563).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless