Champsodon nudivittis explained

Champsodon nudivittis, also known as the nakedband gaper, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a crocodile toothfish belonging to the family Champsodontidae. It occurs in the Indo-West Pacific from Madagascar, Indonesia, the Philippines and Australia. It was recorded in 2008 in Iskenderun Bay on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, likely introduced by ballast water.[1] It is now commonly found from Greece to Israel in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Erdoğan Çiçek . Murat Bilecenoglu . amp . 2009 . A new alien fish in the Mediterranean Sea: Champsodon nudivittis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Champsodontidae) . 10.3750/AIP2009.39.1.14 . Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria . 39 . 1 . 67–69. free .
  2. Atlas of Exotic Fishes in the Mediterranean Sea (Champsodon nudivittis). 2nd Edition. 2021. 366p. CIESM Publishers, Paris, Monaco.https://ciesm.org/atlas/fishes_2nd_edition/Champsodon_nudivittis.pdf
  3. Okan Akyol . Vahdet Ünal . 2015 . Occurrence of the Indo-Pacific Champsodon nudivittis (Perciformes, Champsodontidae) in the Bay of Gokova (Southern Aegean Sea, Turkey) . Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences . 10.4194/1303-2712-v15_1_21. free .

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