Congiopodidae

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Pigfishes and horsefishes
Alert pigfish, Alertichthys blacki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Congiopodidae
Genera
Alertichthys Congiopodus Perryena Zanclorhynchus See text for species.

Congiopodidae is a family of scorpaeniform fishes native to the southern hemisphere, commonly known as pigfishes, horsefishes and racehorses.

There are nine species in four genera:

• Genus Alertichthys
  • Alert pigfish, Alertichthys blacki
• Genus Congiopodus
  • Deepsea pigfish, Congiopodus coriaceus
  • Congiopodus kieneri
  • Southern pigfish, Congiopodus leucopaecilus
  • Congiopodus peruvianus
  • Spinenose horsefish, Congiopodus spinifer
  • Smooth horsefish, Congiopodus torvus
• Genus Perryena
  • Perryena leucometopon
• Genus Zanclorhynchus
  • Spiny horsefish, Zanclorhynchus spinifer

[edit] References

• "Congiopodidae". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.