Congiopodus

Congiopodus is a genus of pigfishes native to the southern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Congiopodus
Southern Pigfish (C. leucopaecilus)
Spinenose Horsefish (C. spinifer)
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Congiopodus

Perry, 1811

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Congiopodus coriaceus Paulin & Moreland, 1979 (Deepsea pigfish)
  • Congiopodus kieneri (Sauvage, 1878)
  • Congiopodus leucopaecilus (J. Richardson, 1846) (Southern pigfish)
  • Congiopodus peruvianus (G. Cuvier, 1829) (Horsefish)
  • Congiopodus spinifer (A. Smith, 1839) (Spinenose horsefish)
  • Congiopodus torvus (Gronow, 1772) (Smooth horsefish)
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Congiopodus in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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