Champsocephalus | |
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Mackerel Icefish (C. gunnari) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Notothenioidei |
Family: | Channichthyidae |
Genus: |
Champsocephalus T. N. Gill, 1862 |
Type species | |
Chaenichthys esox Günther, 1861 |
Champsocephalus is a genus of crocodile icefishes native to the Southern Ocean.
There are currently two recognized species in this genus: