Champsodon vorax
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Champsodon vorax | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Champsodontidae |
| Genus: | Champsodon |
| Species: | C. vorax |
| Binomial name | |
| Champsodon vorax (Günther, 1867) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Champsodon vorax, also known as the greedy 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 Maldives, Australia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia and Guam.[1] It has also been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon.[2]
