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Champsodontidae (Crocodile toothfishes)
Etymology: Champsodon: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Ogilby.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 335 m (Ref. 30434). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Australia (Ref. 30434). Recorded from Iskenderun Bay, Turkey probably entered the Mediterranean via ballast water (Ref. 85233).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 102960)
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 23; Anal soft rays: 16 - 21. Chin naked. A row of 5 to 9 pairs of sensory papillae on dorsal surface of head from snout to interorbital. Sensory papillae between eyes not arranged in a semicircle. Ventral margin of pupil indented by tab of iris (Ref 12850).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nemeth, D., 1994. Systematics and distribution of fishes of the family Champsodontidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with descriptions of three new species. Copeia 1994(2):347-371. (Ref. 30434)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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