Champsodon

Updated on Dec 17, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Infraclass Teleostei Suborder Trachinoidei Higher classification Trachinoidei Order Perciformes		Subphylum Vertebrata Superorder Acanthopterygii Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Family ChampsodontidaeC. H. Gilbert, 1903 Similar Perciformes, Actinopterygii, Teleost, Trachinoidei, Bony fishes

Champsodon is the sole genus in the family Champsodontidae. These fishes, the crocodile toothfishes, are native to the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Champsodon atridorsalis Ochiai & I. Nakamura, 1964

Champsodon capensis Regan, 1908 (gaper)

Champsodon fimbriatus C. H. Gilbert, 1905

Champsodon guentheri Regan, 1908 (Günther's sabre-gills)

Champsodon longipinnis Matsubara & Amaoka, 1964

Champsodon machaeratus Nemeth, 1994

Champsodon nudivittis (J. D. Ogilby, 1895)

Champsodon omanensis Regan, 1908

Champsodon pantolepis Nemeth, 1994

Champsodon sagittus Nemeth, 1994

Champsodon sechellensis Regan, 1908

Champsodon snyderi V. Franz, 1910

Champsodon vorax Günther, 1867

References

Champsodon Wikipedia

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