''Champsodon'' is the sole genus in the family Champsodontidae. These fishes, the crocodile toothfishes, are native to the
Indo-Pacific
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In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
region.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''
Champsodon atridorsalis''
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& I. Nakamura, 1964
* ''
Champsodon capensis''
Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1908 (gaper)
* ''
Champsodon fimbriatus''
C. H. Gilbert, 1905
* ''
Champsodon guentheri''
Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1908 (Günther's sabre-gills)
* ''
Champsodon longipinnis''
Matsubara
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 117,811 in 57351 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Matsubara is located in the cente ...
& Amaoka, 1964
* ''
Champsodon machaeratus''
Nemeth, 1994
* ''
Champsodon nudivittis''
( J. D. Ogilby, 1895)
* ''
Champsodon omanensis''
Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1908
* ''
Champsodon pantolepis''
Nemeth, 1994
* ''
Champsodon sagittus''
Nemeth, 1994
* ''
Champsodon sechellensis''
Regan
The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
, 1908
* ''
Champsodon snyderi''
V. Franz, 1910
* ''
Champsodon vorax''
Günther, 1867
References
External links
Champsodontidae on World Register of Marine Species
Trachiniformes
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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