Image: Heads of A male (left) and female Deepsea Coffinfish
Description
Heads of 6 cm male (left) and 7 cm female Chaunacops melanostomus trawled at a depth between 1460 m and 1700 m, off north-west Cape, Western Australia, January 1991 (AMS I.31151-004).
- Photographer:
- Mark McGrouther
- Rights:
- © Australian Museum
- Common name:
- A deepsea coffinfish
- Scientific name:
- Chaunacops melanostomus
- Family:
- Chaunacidae
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