Champsodon


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 extinctEochampsodon Bannikov, 2004 from the Middle Eocene of the North Caucasus, Russia.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:
In addition to the extinct †Eochampsodon, the following fossil Champsodon species are known: