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Champsodon longipinnis Matsubara & Amaoka, 1964 |
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photo by
CSIRO |
| Family: | Champsodontidae (Crocodile toothfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 11 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 267 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Japan, Philippines, Indonesia, and Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 4-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-23; Anal soft rays: 16-21; Vertebrae: 29-33. Distal third of first dorsal fin black. A row of 5 to 7 pairs of sensory papillae on dorsal surface of head from snout to interorbital. Sensory papillae between eyes not arranged in a semicircle (Ref 12850). | |||
| Biology: | Rarely caught by trawl net (Ref. 559). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||