Pigfishes and horsefishes | |
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Congiopodus torvus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Scorpaenoidei |
Family: | Congiopodidae T. N. Gill, 1889[1] |
Genera | |
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Congiopodidae, commonly known as pigfishes, horsefishes and racehorses, is a family of ray-finned fish classified with in the order Perciformes. These fishes are native to the Southern Hemisphere.