Zanclorhynchus spinifer
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Species: | Z. spinifer
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Zanclorhynchus spinifer Günther, 1880
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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[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Zanclorhynchus spinifer" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Congiopodidae
- Fish described in 1880
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Scorpaeniformes stubs