Family : Champsodontidae (Crocodile toothfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Champsodon vorax
Max size : 8.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30434)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 34 - 84 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-Pacific: Maldives, Australia, Viet Nam, Philippines, Indonesia and Guam (Ref. 35721).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 4-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16-21; Vertebrae: 29-33. Tip of first dorsal fin speckled, not solidly dark. Transverse row of 4 sensory papillae between posterior margins of pterotic ridges (Ref 12850).
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Nemeth, D.. 1994. (Ref. 30434)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses