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Knife gaper (Champsodon machaeratus)
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Ecological Illustration of Knife gaper (Champsodon machaeratus)
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Champsodontidae

Knife gaper

Champsodon machaeratus

Scaled jaw and smooth pupil

  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Elongated
  • Small

Knife gaper is known from Southwest Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Oceanic Basses
Family
Champsodontidae
Genus
Champsodon
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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