Congiopodus
| Congiopodus | |
|---|---|
| Spinenose horsefish (C. spinifer) | |
| Smooth horsefish (C. torvus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Scorpaenoidei |
| Family: | Congiopodidae Gill, 1889 |
| Genus: | Congiopodus Perry, 1811 |
| Type species | |
| Congiopodus percatus, a synonym of Blennius torvus Perry, 1811
| |
Congiopodus, commonly known as pigfishes, horsefishes and racehorses, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, the only genus in the family Congiopodidae. These fishes are found in the southern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.