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.