''Champsodon vorax'', also known as the greedy gaper, is a species of marine

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

, a crocodile toothfish belonging to the

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Champsodontidae ''Champsodon'' is the sole genus in the family Champsodontidae. These fishes, the crocodile toothfishes, are native to the Indo-Pacific region. Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: * '' Champsodon atridorsalis'' Ochiai & ...

. It occurs in the Indo-West Pacific from Maldives, Australia, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia and

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. It has also been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon.

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{{Taxonbar, From=Q1903684 vorax Fish described in 1867 Taxa named by Albert Günther