Champsodon

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

Although Champsodon is the only extant genus of this family, a close relative is known in the extinct †Eochampsodon <small>Bannikov, 2004</small> from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of the North Caucasus, Russia.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Champsodon atridorsalis <small>Ochiai & I. Nakamura, 1964</small>
• Champsodon capensis <small>Regan, 1908</small> (gaper)
• Champsodon fimbriatus <small>C. H. Gilbert, 1905</small>
• Champsodon guentheri <small>Regan, 1908</small> (Günther's sabre-gills)
• Champsodon longipinnis <small>Matsubara & Amaoka, 1964</small>
• Champsodon machaeratus <small>Nemeth, 1994</small>
• Champsodon nudivittis <small>(J. D. Ogilby, 1895)</small>
• Champsodon omanensis <small>Regan, 1908</small>
• Champsodon pantolepis <small>Nemeth, 1994</small>
• Champsodon sagittus <small>Nemeth, 1994</small>
• Champsodon sechellensis <small>Regan, 1908</small>
• Champsodon snyderi <small>V. Franz, 1910</small>
• Champsodon vorax <small>Günther, 1867</small>

In addition to the extinct †Eochampsodon, the following fossil Champsodon species are known:

• †Champsodon grossheimi <small>(Daniltshenko, 1960)</small> - Early Oligocene of North Caucasus, Russia.
• †Champsodon tethensis <small>Bannikov, 2018</small> - Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of North Caucasus, Russia
• †Champsodon timaruensis <small>Schwarzhans, 2019</small> - Early Miocene of New Zealand [<nowiki/>otolith]

References

External links

• Champsodontidae on World Register of Marine Species