Nakedband Gaper
Champsodon nudivittis
- Usual depth80–467 m
- Water temperature17–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) leonie_rennie, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
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. It is now commonly found from Greece to Israel in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 18 records
- February: 10 records
- March: 7 records
- April: 6 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 9 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 80–467 m · Deepest record: 565 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 17–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Nakedband Gaper
Other scientific names: Centropercis nudivittis, Champsodon arafurensis, Champsodon curticeps, Champsodon curtipes
Similar species
- Blackfin Gaper
Champsodon atridorsalis
- Gunther's Gaper
Champsodon guentheri
- Greedy Gaper
Champsodon vorax
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 193 open-data records from 1903 to 2025.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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