Horsefish

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. Taxonomy Congiopodus was first formally described as a genus in 1811 by the English naturalist George Perry when he described Congiopodus percatus, the type species by monotypy.

Congiopodus peruvianus est une espèce de poissons osseux de la famille des Congiopodidae.

Congiopodus peruvianus, conocido en Chile como chanchito,​ es una especie de pez del género Congiopodus, familia Congiopodidae. Fue descrita científicamente por Cuvier en 1829. ​ Se distribuye por el Pacífico y Atlántico Sudoeste.