Scientific Name
Congiopodus torvus

Common Name
Smooth horsefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 20 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Light brown with irregular darker brown markings in young; adults darker brown (Ref. 6626).

Classification

Classified By

Gronow, 1772

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Racehorses or pigfishes (Congiopodidae)

Distribution

Region

Southeast Atlantic

Distribution

Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to Pondoland in Transkei, South Africa.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

10 m

Depth To - meters

300 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 300 m (Ref. 27121)

Trophic Level

3.36 s.e. 0.58 Based on food items.

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

76.0 cm

Common Length

30.0 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

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)