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 extinct †Eochampsodon Bannikov, 2004 from the Middle Eocene of the North Caucasus, Russia.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:Champsodon atridorsalis Ochiai & I. Nakamura, 1964Champsodon capensis Regan, 1908 Champsodon fimbriatus C. H. Gilbert, 1905Champsodon guentheri Regan, 1908 Champsodon longipinnis Matsubara & Amaoka, 1964Champsodon machaeratus Nemeth, 1994Champsodon nudivittis Champsodon omanensis Regan, 1908Champsodon pantolepis Nemeth, 1994Champsodon sagittus Nemeth, 1994Champsodon sechellensis Regan, 1908Champsodon snyderi V. Franz, 1910Champsodon vorax Günther, 1867In addition to the extinct †Eochampsodon, the following fossil Champsodon species are known:
- †Champsodon grossheimi - Early Oligocene of North Caucasus, Russia.
- †Champsodon tethensis Bannikov, 2018 - Middle Eocene of North Caucasus, Russia
- †Champsodon timaruensis Schwarzhans, 2019 - Early Miocene of New Zealand