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Genera in the family or subfamily Chaunacidae: [ 3 ] records

Bathychaunax Caruso [J. H.] 1989:156 Masc. Chaunax coloratus Garman 1899. Type by original designation. The genus Chaunacops Garmann 1899 predates Bathychaunax Caruso 1989. •Valid as Bathychaunax Caruso 1989 -- (Caruso 1989:155 [ref. 9287], Caruso 1989 [ref. 14230], Lindberg et al. 1997:227 [ref. 23547], Caruso 1999:2022 [ref. 24765], Caruso 2003:1053 [ref. 27013], Paxton et al. 2006:651 [ref. 28995]). •Synonym of Chaunacops Garman 1899 -- (Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Ho & McGrouther 2015:941 [2] [ref. 33685]). Current status: Synonym of Chaunacops Garman 1899. Chaunacidae.

Chaunacops (subgenus of Chaunax) Garman [S.] 1899:76 Masc. Chaunax coloratus Garman 1899. Type by monotypy. See Caruso et al. 2006:120 [ref. 28546] for nomenclatural issues. •Valid as Chaunacops Garman 1899 -- (Caruso et al. 2006:120 [ref. 28546], Castellanos-Galindo et al. 2006:206 [ref. 28944], Ho & McGrouther 2015:941 [2] [ref. 33685]). Current status: Valid as Chaunacops Garman 1899. Chaunacidae.

Chaunax Lowe [R. T.] 1846:81 Masc. Chaunax pictus Lowe 1846. Type by monotypy. Apparently appeared first as above; also in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1846) v. 18:416-418 and Trans. Zool. Soc. London (1849) v. 3:339-344 [relative dates not determined]. •Valid as Chaunax Lowe 1846 -- (Monod 1973:665 [ref. 7193], Le Danois 1979 [ref. 6972], Le Danois 1984 [ref. 12846], Okamura in Masuda et al. 1984:104 [ref. 6441], Smith 1986:370 [ref. 5712], Caruso & Pietsch in Whitehead et al. 1986:1369 [ref. 13677], Caruso 1989:158 [ref. 9287], Paxton et al. 1989:282 [ref. 12442], Gomon et al. 1994:298 [ref. 22532], Lindberg et al. 1997:227 [ref. 23547], Caruso 1999:2022 [ref. 24765], Caruso 2003:1053 [ref. 27013], Paxton et al. 2006:651 [ref. 28995], Caruso et al. 2007:1018 [ref. 29075], Gomon & Ho 2008:377 [ref. 30639], Ho & Shao 2010:53 [ref. 30799], Ho et al. 2015:302 [ref. 33915], Ho 2015:890 [ref. 34268], Ho et al. 2016:130 [ref. 34379], Bañón et al. 2016:318 [ref. 34397], Ho & Ma 2016:176 [ref. 34612], Fricke et al. 2018:89 [ref. 35805], Fricke et al. 2019:73 [ref. 36673], Ho & Ma 2022:146 [ref. 39629]). Current status: Valid as Chaunax Lowe 1846. Chaunacidae.