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Zanclorhynchus spinifer

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Congiopodidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Genus
  
Zanclorhynchus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Congiopodidae, Scorpaeniformes, Channichthys, Gymnoscopelus, Paraliparis

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.

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Zanclorhynchus spinifer Wikipedia