Deep-Sea taxon details
Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846
126539 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126539)
accepted
Species
Chaunax nuttingii Garman, 1896 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lowe, R. T. (1846). On a new genus of the family Lophidae (les pectorales pediculées, Cuv.) discovered in Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1846.</em> (pt 14): 81-83. [details]
Distribution Apparently worldwide in tropical to temperate waters. 51.8°N to 12.5°S.
Distribution Apparently worldwide in tropical to temperate waters. 51.8°N to 12.5°S. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126539 on 2026-10-09
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126539 on 2026-10-09
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Lowe, R. T. (1846). On a new genus of the family Lophidae (les pectorales pediculées, Cuv.) discovered in Madeira. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1846.</em> (pt 14): 81-83. [details]
original description (of Chaunax nuttingii Garman, 1896) Garman, S. (1896). Report on the fishes collected by the Bahama Expedition, of the State University of Iowa, under Professor C. C. Nutting, in 1893. <em>Bulletin of the Laboratory of Natural Science University of Iowa.</em> 4: 76-93, Pls. 1-4. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
original description (of Chaunax nuttingii Garman, 1896) Garman, S. (1896). Report on the fishes collected by the Bahama Expedition, of the State University of Iowa, under Professor C. C. Nutting, in 1893. <em>Bulletin of the Laboratory of Natural Science University of Iowa.</em> 4: 76-93, Pls. 1-4. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Ben Rais Lasram, F.; Mouillot, D. (2008). Increasing southern invasion enhances congruence between endemic and exotic Mediterranean fish fauna. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 11(3): 697-711., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-008-9284-4 [details] Available for editors
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Apparently worldwide in tropical to temperate waters. 51.8°N to 12.5°S. [details]Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found on continental shelves and slopes, from approximately 200 m and below. [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chaunax nuttingii Garman, 1896)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaunax pictus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaunax nuttingii Garman, 1896)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 35 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaunax pictus P02929 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaunax pictus P10279 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (82 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Chaunax nuttingii Garman, 1896)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chaunax pictus)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Chaunax nuttingii Garman, 1896)
To GenBank (12 nucleotides; 35 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaunax pictus P02929 illustration)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chaunax pictus P10279 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally
Hosted externally
