Champsodon
Champsodon is the sole genus in the family Champsodontidae.[2] These fishes, the crocodile toothfishes, are native to the Indo-Pacific region.
| Champsodon | |
|---|---|
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| C. fimbriatus | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Trachiniformes | 
| Family: | Champsodontidae Jordan & Snyder, 1902[1]  | 
| Genus: | Champsodon Günther, 1867  | 
| Type species | |
| Champsodon vorax Günther, 1867  | |
| Synonyms | |
| 
 Centropercis Ogilby, 1895  | |
Species
    
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
    
- 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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