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Champsodontidae (Crocodile toothfishes)
Etymology: Champsodon: Greek, champso = crocodile, voracious predator + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); sagittus: Specific name refers to its pointed premaxillary symphysis and narrow, elongate body.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 433 m (Ref. 30434). Subtropical
Western Pacific: Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 30434)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 4 - 6; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 18 - 23; Raggi anali molli: 16 - 21; Vertebre: 29 - 33. First arch with 2 gill rakers on upper limb (Ref 12850).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
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 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Strumenti
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.7 - 27.6, mean 22.4 °C (based on 638 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
