Champsocephalus
| Champsocephalus | |
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| Mackerel Icefish (C. gunnari) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Notothenioidei |
| Family: | Channichthyidae |
| Genus: | Champsocephalus T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Chaenichthys esox Günther, 1861 | |
Champsocephalus is a genus of crocodile icefishes native to the Southern Ocean.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Champsocephalus esox (Günther, 1861) (Pike icefish)
- Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905 (Mackerel icefish)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Champsocephalus in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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