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Champsodon vorax

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Species of ray-finned fish

Champsodon vorax
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Champsodon microphthalmus Regan, 1908

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

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Champsodon vorax". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  2. Michel Bariche (2010). "Champsodon vorax (Teleostei: Champsodontidae), a new alien fish in the Mediterranean". Aqua International Journal of Ichthyology. 16 (4): 197–200. Archived from the original on 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
Taxon identifiers
Champsodon vorax


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