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Zanclorhynchus spinifer (Antarctic horsefish; Spiny horsefish)

Synonyms: Zanclorhynchus spinifer armatus; Zanclorhynchus spinifer heracleus; Zanclorhynchus spinifer macquariensis; Zanclorhynchus spinifer spinifer
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Wikipedia Abstract

Zanclorhynchus spinifer, the Antarctic horsefish, is a species of pigfish native to the Southern Ocean where it occurs at depths of from 5 to 400 metres (16 to 1,312 ft). This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL and is of minor importance to the commercial fishery industry. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Macquarie Island Nature Reserve Ia 233540 Tasmania, Australia  

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♦ 4Food and feeding ecology of the neritic-slope forager black-browed albatross and its relationships with commercial fisheries in Kerguelen waters, Yves Cherel, Henri Weimerskirch, Colette Trouve, MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES, Vol. 207: 183–199, 2000
♦ 5Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0