Congiopodus spinifer (Smith, 1839)
Spinenose horsefish
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| Congiopodus spinifer AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS |
Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Congiopodidae (Racehorses or pigfishes)
Etymology: Congiopodus: Latin, conger = conger + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Congiopodus: Latin, conger = conger + Greek, pous = feet (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 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).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11228); common length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9602)
Max length : 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11228); common length : 17.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9602)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 19 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Adults brown and with irregular light spots, pale below; young pale brown and with irregular brown markings (Ref. 6626).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
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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Main reference
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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: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 June 2017
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [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). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.8 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown. |