Champsodon nudivittis
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| Champsodon nudivittis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Champsodontidae |
| Genus: | Champsodon |
| Species: | C. nudivittis |
| Binomial name | |
| Champsodon nudivittis (Ogilby, 1895) | |
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Champsodon nudivittis, also known as the nakedband gaper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a crocodile toothfish belonging to the family Champsodontidae. It occurs in the Indo-West Pacific from Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia.[1] It was recorded in 2008 in Iskenderun Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, likely introduced by ballast water.[2] It is now commonly found from Greece to Israel in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.[3][4]
