Chaunax apus Lloyd, 1909

(Fig. 4C; Tables 1, 2)

Chaunax apus Lloyd, 1909: 169 (type locality: Bay of Bengal, Myanmar, 530 fms [969 m]. Ho & Last 2013: 444.

Material. HUMZ 194508 (1, 212), Baruna Jaya IV, st. 11, 8°7.1’S, 109°50.4’E, 8°6.9’N, 109°48.8’E, off Java, 454–460 m, 7 May 2005 . HUMZ 194282 (1, 76), HUMZ 194283 (1, 68), HUMZ 194284 (1, 45), Baruna Jaya IV, st. 30, 8°30.0’S, 110°46.8’E, 8°30.4’N, 110°45.1’E, off Java, 395–400 m, 14 May 2005 .

Remarks. Our specimens represent the first record for Indonesia. This is one of the oldest nominal species of Chaunax, being the fourth described. Ho & Last (2013) confirmed it to be a valid species and the senior species in the C. abei -species group. A redescription of this species is being prepared by the first author.