Scientific Name
Congiopodus peruvianus

Common Name
Horsefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10

Classification

Classified By

Cuvier, 1829

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Racehorses or pigfishes (Congiopodidae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic.

Distribution

Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic.

Range

3°S - 55°S, 82°W - 52°W

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal

Trophic Level

3.27 s.e. 0.54 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

27.2 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5176 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated