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Family: Zanclorhynchidae Horsefishes



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Max. Length 20 cm TL

 
Alertichthys blacki
[Alert pigfish]
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Zanclorhynchus chereshnevi
[Chereshnev’s horsefish]

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Southern Ocean
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Zanclorhynchus spinifer Günther, 1880

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Zanclorhynchus spinifer
[Antarctic horsefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alertichthys blacki Alert pigfish Southwest Pacific 20 TL 1960
Zanclorhynchus chereshnevi Chereshnev’s horsefish Indian Ocean 2016
Zanclorhynchus spinifer Antarctic horsefish Southern Ocean 40 TL 1880



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