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Champsodontidae (Crocodile toothfishes)
Etymology: Champsodon: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1830–1914) was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist and herpetologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βαθυπελαγικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 210 - 1020 m (Ref. 30434). Deep-water
Western Pacific: Japan to Australia (Western Australia and Queensland).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 559)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 4 - 6; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 18 - 23; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 16 - 21; Σπόνδυλοι: 29 - 33. Ventral margin of pupil smooth, not indented by tab of iris. Maxilla not extending beyond posterior margin of eye. Premaxilla not notched lateral to symphysis. Region between pectoral- and pelvic-fin bases naked (Ref 12850).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
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 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
αλιεία: bycatch
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Αναφ.
123201): 7.6 - 13.8, mean 9.7 °C (based on 320 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00215 - 0.01225), b=3.02 (2.81 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 4.3 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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