Antarctic horsefish
Zanclorhynchus spinifer
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Zanclorhynchus spinifer, also known as the Antarctic horsefish or spiny horsefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Congiopodidae, the horsefishes or pigfishes. This fish is found in the Southern Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 5 to 400 metres. This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL and is of minor importance to the commercial fishery industry.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Zanclorhynchidae
- Genus
- Zanclorhynchus