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Spinenose horsefish (Congiopodus spinifer)
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Ecological Illustration of Spinenose horsefish (Congiopodus spinifer)
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Congiopodidae

Spinenose horsefish

Congiopodus spinifer

Congiopodid Fish from Five Hundred Meters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Spinenose horsefish is a marine fish found around Southeast Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 45 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Perches and Allies
Family
Congiopodidae
Genus
Congiopodus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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