Biology:Champsodon vorax

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Short description: Species of fish

Champsodon vorax
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Champsodontidae
Genus: Champsodon
Species:
C. vorax
Binomial name
Champsodon vorax
(Günther, 1867)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.[1] It has also been recorded in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Champsodon vorax" in 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. https://aqua-aquapress.com/champsodon-vorax-teleostei-champsodontidae-a-new-alien-fish-in-the-mediterranean-michel-bariche/. Retrieved 2020-12-26. 

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