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Congiopodus spinifer (Smith, 1839)

Spinenose horsefish
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Namibia country information

Common names: Stekelneus-perdvis
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Okeyo, D.O., 2005
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Walvis Bay southward (Ref. 6626). Taken occasionally as bycatch in trawl fisheries (Ref. 36731). Rarely eaten (Ref. 6626). Specimen(s) held at the MFMR. Also Ref. 9602, 27121.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Congiopodidae (Racehorses or pigfishes)
Etymology: Congiopodus: Latin, conger = conger + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Οικολογία

Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 50 - 500 m (Ref. 11228), usually 50 - 150 m (Ref. 36731).   Subtropical; 23°S - 35°S

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Southeast Atlantic: Walvis Bay, Namibia to Natal, South Africa. Record from Mauritius is probably based on a specimen originating from South Africa (Ref. 33390).

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 11228); common length : 17.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 9602)

Short description Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία

Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 19 - 21; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 11 - 14; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 9 - 10. Adults brown and with irregular light spots, pale below; young pale brown and with irregular brown markings (Ref. 6626).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Inhabits soft bottoms (Ref. 27121). Periodically sheds the outer keratinous layer of its skin (Ref. 27121). Flesh edible but rarely eaten (Ref. 6626).

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Poss, S.G., 1986. Congiopodidae. p. 480-481. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6626)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 June 2017

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 10.8 - 19.1, mean 14.4 (based on 34 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5176   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.