''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
The gaper (''Champsodon capensis'') is a species of crocodile toothfish belonging to the family Champsodontidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean along the coast of East Africa from Kenya to South Africa and off the Seychelles and Mauritius. This s ...
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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
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Geography
Matsubara is located in the cen ...
& 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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