Chaunax
''Chaunax'', variously known as coffinfishes, gapers, or frogmouths, is a genus of marine Actinopterygii, ray-finned fishes. It is one of two genera belonging to the family (biology), family Chaunacidae, the sea toads. They are found in tropical and subtropical oceans around the world, typically in deep water. Taxonomy ''Chaunax'' was first proposed as a monospecific genus in 1846 by the English naturalist Richard Thomas Lowe when he species description, described ''Chaunax pictus'' as a new species from Madeira. There are three species groups within the genus: ''C. pictus'', containing three species; ''C. abei'', containing 17 species; and ''C. fimbriatus'', containing nine species. This genus is classified within the family Sea toad, Chaunacidae, the sea toads, one of two genera in that family. The sea toads are placed within the monotypic taxon, monotypic suborder Chaunacoidei within the anglerfish order (biology), order Lophiiformes. Etymology ''Chaunax'' means "one who g ...
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