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Species in the family or subfamily Champsodontidae: [ 16 ] records


arafurensis, Champsodon Regan [C. T.] 1908:245 [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Kai Islands, Molucca Islands, Indonesia and Arafura Sea, depth 129 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.369 (2), 1879.5.14.370 (1). •Synonym of Champsodon nudivittis (Ogilby 1895) -- (Nemeth 1994:359 [ref. 21820], Bray et al. 2006:1484 [ref. 29091], Heemstra 2022:319 [ref. 39948]). Current status: Synonym of Champsodon nudivittis (Ogilby 1895). Champsodontidae. Habitat: marine.

atridorsalis, Champsodon Ochiai [A.] & Nakamura [I.] in Matsubara, Ochiai, Amaoka & Nakamura 1964:13, Fig. 6; Pls. 1D, 3B [Bulletin of the Misaki Marine Biological Institute, Kyoto University No. 6; ref. 7061] Tonkin Bay, Vietnam. Holotype: FAKU S.360. Paratypes: FAKU 113078 [ex S.6-1] (1), 113079 [ex S.6-2] (1), 103152 [ex S.359] (1), 113077 [ex S.361] (1). •Valid as Champsodon atridorsalis Ochiai & Nakamura 1964 -- (Nemeth 1994:353 [ref. 21820], Chen et al. 1997:149 [ref. 26476] as atridonsalis, Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Nemeth 2001:3499 [ref. 26281], Bray et al. 2006:1484 [ref. 29091]. Larson et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32988], Motomura et al. 2017:191 [ref. 35490], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:249 [ref. 41223], Luo et al. 2024:8 [ref. 41630]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon atridorsalis Ochiai & Nakamura 1964. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Indonesia east to Philippines, north to Vietnam and Bophai Gulf (southern China), south to northern Australia. Habitat: marine.

capensis, Champsodon Regan [C. T.] 1908:244, Pl. 27 (fig. 2) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] South coast of Cape Colony, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 30-35 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1903.1.29.6. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1902.1.29.7-9 (3). Lectotype selected by Nemeth 1994:354 [ref. 21820]. •Valid as Champsodon capensis Regan 1908 -- (Dor 1984:221 [ref. 29757], Heemstra 1986:734 [ref. 5660], Nemeth 1994:354 [ref. 21820], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22939], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Bogorodsky et al. 2014:427 [ref. 33460], Yapici et al. 2015:2 [ref. 34006], Golani & Fricke 2018:136 [ref. 36273], Habib & Islam 2020:Supplementary table p. 18 [ref. 38321] misidentified, Stern et al. 2020:2869 [ref. 37523], Heemstra 2022:318 [ref. 39948]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon capensis Regan 1908. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Red Sea; western Indian Ocean: Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) and East Africa east to Seychelles and Mascarenes (Mauritius). Habitat: marine.

curtipes, Champsodon Fowler [H. W.] 1943:83, Fig. 21 [Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 100, v. 14 (pt 2); ref. 1441] Panalangan Pt., Talájit Island, between Samar & Masbate, Philippines, 11°57'N, 124°12'24"E, Albatross station D.5396, depth 137 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 99506. Paratypes: USNM 99507 (15), 323057 [ex 99507] (1). •Synonym of Champsodon nudivittis (Ogilby 1895) -- (Nemeth 1994:359 [ref. 21820]). Current status: Synonym of Champsodon nudivittis (Ogilby 1895). Champsodontidae. Habitat: marine.

fimbriatus, Champsodon Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:648, Pl. 88 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Pailolo Channel, between Maui Island and Molokai Island, Hawaiian Islands, depth 122-143 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51629. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8571 (8); USNM 51682 (16), 231818 (3). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:91 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Champsodon fimbriatus Gilbert 1905 -- (Nemeth 1994:355 [ref. 21820], Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Mundy 2005:456 [ref. 28379], Bolshakova et al. 2021:781 [ref. 38622]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon fimbriatus Gilbert 1905. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Central Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands region, perhaps also Johnston Atoll. Habitat: marine.

guentheri, Champsodon Regan [C. T.] 1908:244 [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Philippines, depth 115 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.365-366 (2). Additional material: BMNH (1) Admiralty Is. •Valid as Champsodon guentheri Regan 1908 -- (Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:221 [ref. 6441], Nemeth 1994:356 [ref. 21820], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1071 [ref. 25182], Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Nemeth 2001:3499 [ref. 26281], Nakabo 2002:1071 [ref. 26193], Shinohara et al. 2005:437 [ref. 28370] as Chamsodon, Bray et al. 2006:1484 [ref. 29091], Larson et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32988]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon guentheri Regan 1908. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

longipinnis, Champsodon Matsubara [K.] & Amaoka [K.] in Matsubara, Ochiai, Amaoka & Nakamura 1964:10, Fig. 5; Pls. 1C, 3A [Bulletin of the Misaki Marine Biological Institute, Kyoto University No. 6; ref. 7061] Off Todoro, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. Holotype: FAKU 34981. Paratypes: FAKU 2373 (1), 4209 (1), 4669 (1), 35036-38 (3), 35333 (1). •Valid as Champsodon longipinnis Matsubara & Amaoka 1964 -- (Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:221 [ref. 6441], Nemeth 1994:357 [ref. 21820], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:539 [ref. 27969], Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Nakabo 2000:1071 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Nemeth 2001:3499 [ref. 26281], Shinohara et al. 2001:328 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1071 [ref. 26193], Bray et al. 2006:1484 [ref. 29091], Prokofiev 2017:652 [ref. 35721], Fricke et al. 2019:247 [ref. 36673], Psomadakis et al. 2020:533 [ref. 37272], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:249 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon longipinnis Matsubara & Amaoka 1964. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Myanmar and Indonesia east to Philippines and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Ryukyu Islands (Japan), south to North Queensland, Australia. Habitat: marine.

machaeratus, Champsodon Nemeth [D.] 1994:358, Fig. 9 [Copeia 1994 (no. 2); ref. 21820] North of Townsville, 17°54' to 17°57'S, 147°01 to 147°04'E, Queensland, Australia. Holotype: AMS I.25814-008. Paratypes: AMS I.21776-004 (1), I.25814-013 (5), I.25802-013 (2), I.25814-016 [ex AMS I.25814-013] (1, c&s), I.25932-002 (1), IA.5809 (1); MCZ 6095657 (1, 1); QM I.20907 (2). •Valid as Champsodon machaeratus Nemeth 1994 -- (Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Nemeth 2001:3499 [ref. 26281], Bray et al. 2006:1484 [ref. 29091], Fricke et al. 2019:247 [ref. 36673]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon machaeratus Nemeth 1994. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: New Ireland (Papua New Guinea); Queensland and New South Wales (Australia) Habitat: marine.

microphthalmus, Champsodon Regan [C. T.] 1908:243, Pl. 31 (fig. 3) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Suvadiva in 30 fathoms depth, and Mulaku in 27 fathoms depth, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Syntypes: (3) BMNH 1901.12.31.32-35 (?3). •Synonym of Champsodon vorax Günther 1867 -- (Heemstra 2022:320 [ref. 39948]). Current status: Synonym of Champsodon vorax Günther 1867. Champsodontidae. Habitat: marine.

nudivittis, Centropercis Ogilby [J. D.] 1895:320 [Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 10 (pt 2); ref. 3268] Maroubra Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Holotype (unique): AMS I.3396. •Valid as Champsodon nudivittis (Ogilby 1895) -- (Nemeth 1994:359 [ref. 21820], Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Nemeth 2001:3499 [ref. 26281], Bray et al. 2006:1484 [ref. 29091], Larson et al. 2013:173 [ref. 32988], see Bogorodsky et al. 2014:427 [ref. 33460], Yapici et al. 2015:2 [ref. 34006], Motomura et al. 2017:191 [ref. 35490] as nudivittus, Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[21] 259 [ref. 36492], Fricke et al. 2018:301 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:136 [ref. 36273], Fricke et al. 2019:248 [ref. 36673], Kawai et al. 2020:48 [ref. 37785], Stern et al. 2020:2869 [ref. 37523], Golani 2021:68 [ref. 38303], Kovačić et al. 2021:64 [ref. 39014], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:249 [ref. 41223], Heemstra 2022:319 [ref. 39948]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon nudivittis (Ogilby 1895). Champsodontidae. Distribution: Red Sea; Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar and Mascarenes (Mauritius); Andaman Sea off Thailand; Indonesia east to New Ireland (Papua New Guinea), north to Philippines, south to northern Australia. Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea immigrant). Habitat: marine.

omanensis, Champsodon Regan [C. T.] 1908:245, Pl. 27 (fig. 1) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Sea of Oman, depth 140-200 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1903.7.8.2. Paralectotypes: (2) BMNH 1910.1.31.13 (1). Lectotype selected by Nemeth 1994:361 [ref. 21820]. •Valid as Champsodon omanensis Regan 1908 -- (Dor 1984:222 [ref. 29757], Klausewitz 1986:286 [ref. 39512], Baranes & Golani 1993:306 [ref. 22372], Nemeth 1994:361 [ref. 21820], Klausewitz 1994:466 [ref. 23564], Goren & Dor 1994:58 [ref. 25356], Randall 1995:304 [ref. 22896], Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Manilo & Bogorodsky 2003:S116 [ref. 27377], see Bogorodsky et al. 2014:427 [ref. 33460], Psomadakis et al. 2015:300 [ref. 34104], Golani & Fricke 2018:136 [ref. 36273], Heemstra 2022:319 [ref. 39948]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon omanensis Regan 1908. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Red Sea; northwestern Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and Oman east to Pakistan. Habitat: marine.

pantolepis, Champsodon Nemeth [D.] 1994:361, Fig. 11 [Copeia 1994 (no. 2); ref. 21820] About 240 kilometers north of Dampier, 18°44'S, 116°59'E, Western Australia, depth 404-406 meters. Holotype: WAM P28098-003. Paratypes: FAKU 7023-24 (1, 1), 34958-59 (1, 1), 34961 (1), 34963-66 (1, 1, 1, 1), 34980 (1). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:39 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Champsodon pantolepis Nemeth 1994 -- (Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Nakabo 2000:1071 [ref. 25182], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Nemeth 2001:3499 [ref. 26281] with question, Shinohara et al. 2001:328 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1071 [ref. 26193], Bray et al. 2006:1485 [ref. 29091]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon pantolepis Nemeth 1994. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: southern Japan; northern Western Australia; New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). Habitat: marine.

sagittus, Champsodon Nemeth [D.] 1994:363, Fig. 12 [Copeia 1994 (no. 2); ref. 21820] Vicinity of Browse Island, 13°28'S, 128°09'E, Western Australia, depth 0-370 meters. Holotype: WAM P.25400-019. Paratypes: AMS I.22808-044 (3), I.22821-012 (2), I.22825-007 (3); BMNH 1879.5.14.366 (1), 1986.6.25.1 (1); WAM P.25400-020 (5), P.28075-003 (1), P.28076-007 (1), P.25395-017 (1), P.29304-005 (11); USNM 122405 (1); ZMA 115772 (3). Type catalog: Moore et al. 2008:39 [ref. 30117]. •Valid as Champsodon sagittus Nemeth 1994 -- (Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Nemeth 2001:3499 [ref. 26281], Bray et al. 2006:1485 [ref. 29091], Rahangdale et al. 2018:2 [ref. 36073], Kawai et al. 2020:49 [ref. 37785]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon sagittus Nemeth 1994. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific: Gulf of Mannar (India) east to Philippines, south to northern and western Australia. Habitat: marine.

sechellensis, Champsodon Regan [C. T.] 1908:242, Pl. 31 (fig. 2) [The Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. Second Series. Zoology v. 12 (pt 3); ref. 3634] Seychelles, Indian Ocean, depth 37 fathoms. Lectotype: BMNH 1908.3.23.253. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1908.3.23.254 (1). Lectotype selected by Nemeth 1994:364 [ref. 21820]. •Valid as Champsodon sechellensis Regan 1908 -- (Nemeth 1994:364 [ref. 21820], Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Adam et al. 1998:13 [ref. 23610] as seuchellensis, Gökoğlu et al. 2014:[1] [ref. 33365], Heemstra 2022:319 [ref. 39948]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon sechellensis Regan 1908. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Mascarenes (Mauritius), Maldives; Mediterranean Sea (Red Sea migrant). Habitat: marine.

snyderi, Champsodon Franz [V.] 1910:82, Pl. 9 (fig. 74) [Abhandlungen der math.-phys. Klasse der K. Bayer Akademie der Wissenschaften v. 4 (Suppl.) (no. 1); ref. 1481] Wakasa Bay, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Neotype: MCZ 100468. Original syntypes: (about 40) ZSM [old collection] destroyed in WW II. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:268 [ref. 28925]. Neotype designated by Nemeth 1994:364 [ref. 21820]; original locality Fukuura and Misaki, Yagoshima, Japan. •Valid as Champsodon snyderi Franz 1910 -- (Amaoka in Masuda et al. 1984:221 [ref. 6441], Okamura in Okamura et al. 1985:551, 709 [ref. 8056], Nemeth 1994:365 [ref. 21820], Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Randall & Lim in Randall & Lim 2000:631 [ref. 25122], Nakabo 2000:1071 [ref. 25182], Shinohara et al. 2001:328 [ref. 25995], Nakabo 2002:1071 [ref. 26193], Choi et al. 2003:383, 645 [ref. 26218], Shinohara et al. 2005:437 [ref. 28370], Bray et al. 2006:1485 [ref. 29091], Shinohara et al. 2011:53 [ref. 31715], Shinohara et al. 2014:270 [ref. 33330], Kim et al. 2020:159 [ref. 39118], Sonoyama et al. 2020:97 [ref. 37637]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon snyderi Franz 1910. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Western Pacific: China and Taiwan to Korea and Japan; central Queensland south to Sydney (New South Wales, Australia). Habitat: marine.

vorax, Champsodon Günther [A.] 1867:102 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867 (pt 1) (art. 2) (for 24 Jan. 1867); ref. 1986] China Sea. Holotype: BMNH 1848.3.16.154. Non-type: MNHN 1890-0099 [ex BMNH] (1) Philippines. •Valid as Champsodon vorax Günther 1867 -- (Mooi & Johnson 1997:158 [ref. 22929], Hutchins 2001:41 [ref. 25847], Nemeth 2001:3499 [ref. 26281], Myers & Donaldson 2003:638 [ref. 27495], Bray et al. 2006:1485 [ref. 29091], Bariche 2010:197 [ref. 31136], Zenetos et al. 2010:411 [ref. 31201], Bariche 2011:181 [ref. 41525], Larson et al. 2013:173 [32988], Bogorodsky et al. 2014:428 [ref. 33460], Yapici et al. 2015:1 [ref. 34006], Motomura et al. 2017:191 [ref. 35490] as cf. vorax, Bogorodsky & Randall 2018:[21] 259 [ref. 36492], Matsunuma in Kimura et al. 2018:240 [ref. 36460], Bariche & Fricke 2020:128 [ref. 37515], Stern et al. 2020:2869 [ref. 37523], Kovačić et al. 2021:86 [ref. 39014], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:249 [ref. 41223], Heemstra 2022:320 [ref. 39948], Vilasri et al. 2023:92 [ref. 40764]). Current status: Valid as Champsodon vorax Günther 1867. Champsodontidae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Maldives; Indonesia, Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea east to Philippines, south to northern Western Australia. Habitat: marine.


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