Horsefish

Congiopodus peruvianus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth144–400 m
Water temperature7–15 °C
Best monthsFebruary
How commonOccasional

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 439 records
March: 11 records
April: 10 records
May: 168 records
June: 8 records
July: 255 records
August: 10 records
September: 57 records
October: 84 records
November: 35 records
December: 31 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 144–400 m · Deepest record: 1,030 m

10–20 m: 5 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 1 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 13 records
110–120 m: 22 records
120+ m: 779 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 7–15 °C

6–8 °C: 208 records
8–10 °C: 40 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 6 records
14–16 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Horsefish

Names in 2 more languages

Spanish: Cacique, Chanchito
Japanese: アパッチ

Other scientific names: Agriopus hispidus, Agriopus peruvianus

Similar species

southern pigfish
Congiopodus leucopaecilus
Deepsea pigfish
Congiopodus coriaceus

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,184 open-data records from 1928 to 2023.
Species data updated November 1, 2026.

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