Zanclorhynchus spinifer

Zanclorhynchus spinifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Congiopodidae
Genus: Zanclorhynchus
Species: Z. spinifer
Binomial name
Zanclorhynchus spinifer
Günther, 1880

Zanclorhynchus spinifer, also known as the Antarctic horsefish is a species of pigfish native to the Southern Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 5 to 400 metres (16 to 1,312 ft). This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL and is of minor importance to the commercial fishery industry.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Zanclorhynchus spinifer" in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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