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Redeye

Chaunax pictus Lowe, 1846

Status not recordedbony fish

The redeye (Chaunax pictus) is a species in the family Chaunacidae, order Lophiiformes.

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Quick facts about the redeye

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the redeye live?

Not recorded

Is the redeye endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the redeye classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderLophiiformes
  5. familyChaunacidae
  6. genusChaunax
  7. SpeciesChaunax pictus Lowe, 1846

Synonyms Chaunax nuttingii

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Painted anglerfishEnglish
  • Pink frogmouthEnglish
  • žaboškleb pestrýCzech
  • pez gomitaSpanish
  • rusokonnakrottiFinnish
  • Baudroie roseFrench
  • ニシフサアンコウJapanese
  • Разукрашенный хаунаксRussian
  • ปลากบแดงThai
  • bostezador rosadoSpanish
  • Хунакс обыкновенный (разукрашенный)Russian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the redeye

Other species in the same genus Chaunax.

Sea toad

Chaunax endeavouri

ChaunacidaeNo free photo yet

Coffinfish

Chaunax abei

ChaunacidaeNo free photo yet

Sea toad

Chaunax fimbriatus

ChaunacidaeNo free photo yet

Sea-toad

Chaunax breviradius

ChaunacidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the redeye?

The redeye (Chaunax pictus) belongs to the family Chaunacidae in the order Lophiiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Redeye (Chaunax pictus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chaunax-pictus

MLA

“Redeye (Chaunax pictus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chaunax-pictus.

BibTeX
@misc{chaunax_pictus_2026,
  title = {Redeye (Chaunax pictus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chaunax-pictus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}