Zanclorhynchus spinifer

Zanclorhynchus spinifer
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.

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