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Congiopodidae (Racehorses or pigfishes)
Etymology: Zanclorhynchus: Greek, za = an aumentative particle + Greek, agkilo = hook + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335). More on author: Günther.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 400 m (Ref. 5195). Temperate, preferred 5°C (Ref. 107945); 45°S - 55°S
Southern Ocean: Prince Edward, Crozet, Kerguelen, Heard, and Macquarie islands and the Kara-Dag Seamount north-east of the Prince Edward Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5195)
Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates, primarily amphipods.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Heemstra, P.C. and G. Duhamel, 1990. Congiopodidae. p. 229-230. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5195)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 1.0039 [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).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.53 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
69278): .
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100) .