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Family: Chaunacidae Sea toads



(See list of species below)


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22 species (see list below)

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm SL
 
Chaunacops coloratus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Chaunacops melanostomus
[Tadpole coffinfish]
No picture found
Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Chaunacops roseus
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwestern Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Chaunax abei Le Danois, 1978

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax abei
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22.7 cm SL
Chaunax africanus Ho & Last, 2013

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax africanus
[African coffinfish]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Chaunax apus
[]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Chaunax breviradius Le Danois, 1978

Photo by MNHN
 
Chaunax breviradius
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Chaunax endeavouri Whitley, 1929

Photo by CSIRO
 
Chaunax endeavouri
[Furry coffinfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Chaunax fimbriatus Hilgendorf, 1879

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax fimbriatus
[Tassled coffinfish]

Photo by MNHN

Western Indian Ocean

Chaunax flammeus Le Danois, 1979

Photo by MNHN
 
Chaunax flammeus
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Chaunax flavomaculatus
[Yellowspot frogmouth]

Photo by MNHN

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
Chaunax latipunctatus Le Danois, 1984

Photo by MNHN
 
Chaunax latipunctatus
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
 
Chaunax mulleus
[Redshoes frogmouth]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
 
Chaunax nebulosus
[Eyespot coffinfish]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
Chaunax nudiventer Ho & Shao, 2010

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax nudiventer
[Naked-belly Coffinfish]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm SL
Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915

Photo by SFSA
 
Chaunax penicillatus
[Pencil coffinfish]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Chaunax pictus
[Pink frogmouth]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 25.8 cm SL
Chaunax reticulatus Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013

Photo by Ho, H.-C.
 
Chaunax reticulatus
[Netted frogmouth]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 23.3 cm SL
 
Chaunax russatus
[Red coffinfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30.5 cm TL
Chaunax stigmaeus Fowler, 1946

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Chaunax stigmaeus
[Redeye gaper]

Photo by Ragonese, S.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 26.7 cm TL
Chaunax suttkusi Caruso, 1989

Photo by Ragonese, S.
 
Chaunax suttkusi
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Chaunax umbrinus Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Chaunax umbrinus
[]
22 Species of Family Chaunacidae
(Sea toads)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1899 Chaunacops coloratus Indo-Pacific 19 SL
1989 Chaunacops melanostomus Tadpole coffinfish Eastern Indian Ocean 10 SL
1941 Chaunacops roseus Western Atlantic. 12.8 SL
1978 Chaunax abei Northwestern Pacific 30 SL
2013 Chaunax africanus African coffinfish Western Indian Ocean 22.7 SL
1909 Chaunax apus Eastern Indian Ocean
1978 Chaunax breviradius Western Central Pacific 11 SL
1929 Chaunax endeavouri Furry coffinfish Southwest Pacific 22 SL
1879 Chaunax fimbriatus Tassled coffinfish Northwest Pacific 14 SL
1979 Chaunax flammeus Western Indian Ocean
2013 Chaunax flavomaculatus Yellowspot frogmouth Southwest Pacific 12.2 SL
1984 Chaunax latipunctatus Southeast Pacific 13.5 SL
2013 Chaunax mulleus Redshoes frogmouth Southwest Pacific 16.1 SL
2013 Chaunax nebulosus Eyespot coffinfish Eastern Indian Ocean 21.2 SL
2010 Chaunax nudiventer Naked-belly Coffinfish Southwest Pacific 16.6 SL
1915 Chaunax penicillatus Pencil coffinfish Indo-West Pacific 28 SL
1846 Chaunax pictus Pink frogmouth Atlantic Ocean and the Me 40 TL
2013 Chaunax reticulatus Netted frogmouth Southwest Pacific 25.8 SL
2013 Chaunax russatus Red coffinfish Southwest Pacific 23.3 SL
1946 Chaunax stigmaeus Redeye gaper Western Atlantic 30.5 TL
1989 Chaunax suttkusi Eastern Atlantic 26.7 TL
1905 Chaunax umbrinus Pacific 35 SL



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