Pencil coffinfish
(Chaunax penicillatus)

Classification

Species: Chaunax penicillatus
Genus: Chaunax
Family: Chaunacidae - Sea toads o coffinfishes
Order: Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Pencil coffinfish
Habitat: Saltwater
Distribution:

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