Congiopodus
Congiopodus is a genus of pigfishes native to the southern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
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| Southern Pigfish (C. leucopaecilus) | |
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| Spinenose Horsefish (C. spinifer) | |
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| Genus: | 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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Congiopodus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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