Champsodon is the sole genus in the family Champsodontidae. These fishes, the crocodile toothfishes, are native to the Indo-Pacific region.
Although Champsodon is the only extant genus of this family, a close relative is known in the extinct †Eochampsodon Bannikov, 2004 from the Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of the North Caucasus, Russia.
Species The currently recognized species in this genus are: Champsodon atridorsalis Ochiai & I. Nakamura, 1964 Champsodon capensis Regan, 1908 (gaper) Champsodon fimbriatus C. H. Gilbert, 1905 Champsodon guentheri Regan, 1908 (Günther's sabre-gills) Champsodon longipinnis Matsubara & Amaoka, 1964 Champsodon machaeratus Nemeth, 1994 Champsodon nudivittis (J. D. Ogilby, 1895) Champsodon omanensis Regan, 1908 Champsodon pantolepis Nemeth, 1994 Champsodon sagittus Nemeth, 1994 Champsodon sechellensis Regan, 1908 Champsodon snyderi V. Franz, 1910 Champsodon vorax Günther, 1867 In addition to the extinct †Eochampsodon, the following fossil Champsodon species are known:
†Champsodon grossheimi (Daniltshenko, 1960) - Early Oligocene of North Caucasus, Russia. †Champsodon tethensis Bannikov, 2018 - Middle Eocene (Bartonian) of North Caucasus, Russia †Champsodon timaruensis Schwarzhans, 2019 - Early Miocene of New Zealand [otolith]
References
External links
Champsodontidae on World Register of Marine Species