Fish > Chaunacidae & Coffinfishes
The Pink Ventfish (Chaunacops coloratus), also known as the sea toad or deep-sea coffinfish, is an extraordinary bathypelagic anglerfish that inhabits the abyssal darkness of the eastern Pacific seafloor. First discovered in 1899 near the Galápagos rift, this...
Fish > Chaunacidae & Coffinfishes
The Coffinfish (Chaunax endeavouri) is a delightfully bizarre and charismatic deep-sea anglerfish native to the bathyal continental slopes off southeastern Australia and the Tasman Sea. Resembling a spiny, bright-pink water balloon equipped with arm-like fins, this...
Fish > Chaunacidae & Coffinfishes
The Mid-Atlantic Coffinfish (Chaunax suttkusi) is an enigmatic, deep-sea benthic anglerfish belonging to the family Chaunacidae. Inhabiting bathypelagic depths along the continental slopes and underwater seamounts of the Atlantic Ocean, this spherical, rose-pink fish...
