Family : Champsodontidae (Crocodile toothfishes)
Order : Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Gaper
Fish Name : Champsodon capensis
Max size : 14.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6650)
Environment : bathypelagic ; depth range 64 - 552 m
Climate : deep-water
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indian Ocean: Kenya to eastern Cape, South Africa; also between Seychelles and Mauritius.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-18. Body brownish above, silvery below.
Biology : Occurs in great shoals. Moves to the surface at night
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