Southern pigfish
| Southern pigfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Congiopodidae |
| Genus: | Congiopodus |
| Species: | C. leucopaecilus |
| Binomial name | |
| Congiopodus leucopaecilus (J. Richardson, 1846) | |
The southern pigfish, Congiopodus leucopaecilus, is a pigfish of the genus Congiopodus. It is found around southern Australia and New Zealand at depths of up to 100 metres (330 ft). The adult is between 20 and 35 centimetres (7.9 and 13.8 in) in length.
References
- "Congiopodus leucopaecilus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Congiopodus leucopaecilus" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Ayling, T. & G. Cox. Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand. William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand. 1982. ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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