Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Gaper (no English common name)
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Gaper (no English common name)

Champsodon vorax

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Gaper (no English common name)
Scientific
Champsodon vorax
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Deep-water fish
Family
Champsodontidae (gapers)
Maximum size
Up to about 8.2 cm (standard length)
Depth and habitat
On or near the bottom, recorded from 34 to 84 m
IUCN status
NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)

Description

A small, slender fish with a large upturned mouth and a speckled first dorsal fin, reaching about 8 cm. It lives near soft bottoms at roughly 35 to 85 m.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.