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| Species: | C. coriaceus
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| Congiopodus coriaceus Paulin & Moreland, 1979
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The deepsea pigfish, Congiopodus coriaceus, is a pigfish of the family Congiopodidae found only in deep water around New Zealand.
The deepsea pigfish is similar in shape to the southern pigfish but has a more gently sloping forehead and two pale horizontal stripes running the length of the body.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Congiopodus coriaceus". FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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