Champsodon
Appearance
Champsodon | |
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C. fimbriatus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachiniformes |
Family: | Champsodontidae Jordan & Snyder, 1902[1] |
Genus: | Champsodon Günther, 1867 |
Type species | |
Champsodon vorax Günther, 1867
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Synonyms | |
Centropercis Ogilby, 1895 |
Champsodon is the sole genus in the family Champsodontidae.[2] These fishes, the crocodile toothfishes, are native to the Indo-Pacific region.
Species
[edit]The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- 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
[edit]- ^ Bailly N, ed. (2017). "Champsodontidae Jordan & Snyder, 1902". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Champsodontidae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Champsodon in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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