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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channichthyidae Crocodile icefishes

Genus: Champsocephalus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Champsocephalus esox (Günther, 1861)

Photo by FAO
 
Champsocephalus esox
[Pike icefish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southern Ocean
Max. Length 66 cm TL
Champsocephalus gunnari Lönnberg, 1905

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Champsocephalus gunnari
[Mackerel icefish]
2 Species of Family Channichthyidae with Genus Champsocephalus
(Crocodile icefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1861 Champsocephalus esox Pike icefish Southern Ocean 35 SL
1905 Champsocephalus gunnari Mackerel icefish Southern Ocean 66 TL



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