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Champsodontidae (Crocodile toothfishes)
Etymology: Champsodon: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 30 - 552 m (Ref. 30434). Deep-water; 16°N - 36°S
Indian Ocean: from Yemen, Kenya to eastern Cape, South Africa; also between Seychelles and Mauritius.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.2 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 111101)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 5; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 19 - 20; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 17 - 18. Body brownish above, silvery below.
Occurs in great shoals. Moves to the surface at night. Minimum depth range from Ref. 121941.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 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)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 8.8 - 21.2, mean 15.1 (based on 292 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00261 - 0.01106), b=3.11 (2.91 - 3.31), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).