Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915
- Name authority
- McCulloch, 1915
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Lophiiformes
- Family
- Chaunacidae
- Genus
- Chaunax
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderLophiiformes
- suborderChaunacoidei
- familyChaunacidae Gill, 1863
- genusChaunax Lowe, 1846
- speciesChaunax penicillatus McCulloch, 1915
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chaunax. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chaunax heemstraorum Ho & Ma, 2016 | ChaunacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chaunax hollemani Ho & Ma, 2016 | ChaunacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chaunax abei Le Danois, 1978 | ChaunacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chaunax africanus Ho & Last, 2013 | ChaunacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chaunax endeavouri Whitley, 1929 | ChaunacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chaunax flavomaculatus Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013 | ChaunacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chaunax nudiventer Ho & Shao, 2010 | ChaunacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chaunax reticulatus Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013 | ChaunacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chaunax russatus Ho, Roberts & Stewart, 2013 | ChaunacidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chaunax tosaensis Okamura & Oryuu, 1984 Okamura & Oryuu, 1984 | synonym |
| Chaunax pencillatus McCulloch, 1915 McCulloch, 1915 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- McCulloch, A. R. (1915). Report on some fishes obtained by the F. I. S. “Endeavour” on the coasts of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-Western Australia, Part III. Biological Results Endeavour, v. 3 (pt 3): 97–170, Pls. 13–37. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:TQSS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.