Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Zanclorhynchidae Horsefishes

Genus: Zanclorhynchus

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Max. Length 25.2 cm TL
 
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
Zanclorhynchus chereshnevi Chereshnev's horsefish Antarctic Indian Ocean 25.2 TL 2016
Zanclorhynchus spinifer Antarctic horsefish Southern Ocean 40 TL 1880



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