Champsocephalus

Champsocephalus
Mackerel Icefish (C. gunnari)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Channichthyidae
Genus: Champsocephalus
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Chaenichthys esox
Günther, 1861

Champsocephalus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Channichthyidae, the crocodile icefishes. They are native to the Southern Ocean.

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