Champsodon

Champsodon
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

Champsodon is the sole genus in the family Champsodontidae.[2] These fishes, the crocodile toothfishes, are native to the Indo-Pacific region.

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

  1. ↑ WoRMS (2017). Bailly N, ed. "Champsodontidae Jordan & Snyder, 1902". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). "Champsodontidae" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Champsodon in FishBase. February 2013 version.


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