Description
General:
Globose head, open sensory and lateral line canals, loose skin covered by small spine-like scales; color pale, steely blue in juveniles, red in adults.
Size:
Length 78 - 213 mm.
Geographic Information
Published depth range:
1250 - 3297 m
Ocean range (global):
Cosmopolitan.
Habitat description:
Benthic, rugose volcanic talus.
Additional Information
References
Encyclopedia of LifeTree of Life
World Register of Marine Species
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Caruso J.H., H. Ho, and T.W. Pietsch (2006). Chaunacops Garman, 1899, a Senior Objective Synonym of Bathychaunax Caruso, 1989 (Lophiiformes: Chaunacoidei: Chaunacidae). Copeia, 2006(1): 120–121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/0045-8511(2006)006[0120:CGASOS]2.0.CO;2
Citation:
Chaunacops coloratus
(Garman 1899) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/Chaunacops%20coloratus. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2024-11-22.