Zanclorhynchidae

Zanclorhynchidae, the horsefishes, is a family of marine scorpaenoid fish.^[1] It contains two genera formerly placed in Congiopodidae.^[2] They are native to the Southern Ocean.

Zanclorhynchidae
Zanclorhynchus spinifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Suborder:	Scorpaenoidei
Family:	Zanclorhynchidae Andriashev, 1993
Genera
Alertichthys Moreland, 1960 Zanclorhynchus Günther, 1880
Synonyms
Zanclorhynchinae

Taxonomy

• Family Zanclorhynchidae
  • Genus Alertichthys Moreland, 1960
  • Genus Zanclorhynchus Günther, 1880