Species Champsodon vorax Günther, 1867
Greedy Gaper
- Champsodon vorax Günther, A. 1867. Descriptions of some new or little known species of fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 99-104 pl. 10 [102].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1848.3.16.154, China Seas.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Champsodon arafurensis Regan, 1908 [misidentification]. —
Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84 [83] (in part)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off Shark Bay, WA (25°52'S) to north of Townsville, QLD (18°00'S, 147°07'E); tropical, east-Indo-west-Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northeast Transition (19), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth range: 34-300 m.
General References
Bray, D.J., Hoese, D.F. & Paxton, J.R. 2006. Champsodontidae. pp. 1483-1485 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [1485]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [41]
Nemeth, D. 1994. Systematics and distribution of fishes of the family Champsodontidae (Teleostei : Perciformes), with descriptions of three new species. Copeia 1994(2): 347-371 figs 1-12 [369]
Nemeth, D. 2001. Family Champsodontidae. pp. 3497-3499 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. [3499]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Greedy Gaper)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2015 | TRACHINOIDEI | 16-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 22-Sep-2011 | 22-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |