Scientific Name	Champsodon guentheri   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Regan, 1908	Depth	210 - 1020M
Chinese	貢氏鱷齒魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱷齒魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F433　Champsodontidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	貢氏鱷齒魚
Max Length	14 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	黑狗母
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea	Holotype Locality	Philippines, 115 fm.
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Regan, C. T. 1908 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0062207. ASIZP0062208. ASIZP0067965. ASIZP0068343. ASIZP0074402. ASIZP0803726. ASIZP0806566. ASIZP0900345. ASIZP0913726. ASIZP0916566. NMMBP01743. NMMBP02807. NMMBP03548. NMMBP03572. NMMBP03604. NMMBP03631. NMMBP03661. NMMBP03698. NMMBP03755. NMMBP05780. NMMBP05782. NMMBP06131. NMMBP06147. NMNSF00538. NTMP0001. NTMP0364. NTUM04597. NTUM06419. NTUM06440. NTUM07047.
Common Name	Günther's sabre-gills; Günther's gaper
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, slightly compressed. Eyes large. Mouth large, oblique; maxilla extending posteriorly to below eye. Premaxilla without notch near tip; premaxilla and dentary with at least 2 rows of teeth; inner row of long, depressible, needle-like teeth; outer row of shorter fixed teeth. Teeth present on vomer but not on palatines. First gill arch with 12 to 14 on lower limb. Two dorsal fins; first dorsal fin with IV or V spines; second dorsal fin long, with 20 to 21 soft rays; anal fin spineless, similar in length and shape to second dorsal fin, with 18 to 19 soft rays; caudal fin forked. Body covered with small, rough, non-overlapping scales, but abdomen scaleless; ventral side of lower jaw and around transverse rows of sensory pores with scales. Body brownish dorsally; lateral and ventral parts tan or silvery, with dark spots along midline.
habitats	Found on continental slopes at depths of 200-1000m.
Distribution	Distributed in the Western Pacific from southern Japan to Australia. It is found in northeastern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.