Champsodon
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Champsodon is the sole genus in the family Champsodontidae.[2] These fishes, the crocodile toothfishes, are native to the Indo-Pacific region.
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Acropomatiformes
Family:Champsodontidae
Jordan & Snyder, 1902[1]
Jordan & Snyder, 1902[1]
| Champsodon Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| |
| C. fimbriatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Champsodontidae Jordan & Snyder, 1902[1] |
| Genus: | Champsodon Günther, 1867 |
| Type species | |
| Champsodon vorax Günther, 1867 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Centropercis Ogilby, 1895 | |
Although Champsodon is the only extant genus of this family, a close relative is known in the extinct †Eochampsodon Bannikov, 2004 from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of the North Caucasus, Russia.[3]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[4]
- 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
In addition to the extinct †Eochampsodon, the following fossil Champsodon species are known:
- †Champsodon grossheimi (Daniltshenko, 1960) - Early Oligocene of North Caucasus, Russia.[3]
- †Champsodon tethensis Bannikov, 2018 - Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of North Caucasus, Russia[5]
- †Champsodon timaruensis Schwarzhans, 2019 - Early Miocene of New Zealand [otolith][6]
