Zanclorhynchus spinifer
| Zanclorhynchus spinifer | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Congiopodidae |
| Genus: | Zanclorhynchus Günther, 1880 |
| Species: | Z. spinifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Zanclorhynchus spinifer Günther, 1880 | |
Zanclorhynchus spinifer, 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. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Zanclorhynchus spinifer" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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