| Family: |
Champsodontidae (Crocodile toothfishes) |
| Max. size: |
14.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 30 - 552 m |
| Distribution: |
Indian Ocean: from Yemen, Kenya to eastern Cape, South Africa; also between Seychelles and Mauritius. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-18. Body brownish above, silvery below. |
| Biology: |
Occurs in great shoals. Moves to the surface at night. Minimum depth range from Ref. 121941. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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