eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Congiopodus torvus |
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| Common name: |
Smooth horse fish |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Chordata |
Vertebrata |
Actinopterygii |
Neoptrygii |
Scorpaeniformes |
Scorpaenoidei |
Congiopodidae |
Not Defined |
Congiopodus |
Congiopodus torvus |
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Short Description:
Light brown with irregular darker brown markings in young; adults darker brown
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Identification
features: |
Dorsal spines (total): 20 - 21; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8 |
| Size: |
760mm |
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| Diet: |
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| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to Pondoland in Transkei, South Africa. |
| Depth: |
10-300m |
| Habitat: |
reefs |
| Reference: |
FishBase
http://www.fishbase.org/search.php
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
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