Congiopodidae is a family of scorpaeniform fishes native to the southern hemisphere, commonly known as pigfishes, horsefishes and racehorses.

Congiopids live on the bottom of shallow temperate and sub-Antarctic seas, at depths of up to 150 metres (492.1 ft). They lack scales, and have a projecting snout with a small mouth.

Classification

There are nine species in four genera:

• Genus Alertichthys
  • Alert pigfish
    Alert pigfish
    The alert pigfish, Alertichthys blacki, is a pigfish, the only species in the genus Alertichthys, found around New Zealand at depths between 100 and 600 m. It is between 15 and 20 cm in length.-References:...
    
    , Alertichthys blacki
• Genus Congiopodus
  • Deepsea pigfish
    Deepsea pigfish
    The deepsea pigfish, Congiopodus coriaceus, is a pigfish of the family Congiopodidae found around New Zealand.-References:* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, ISBN 0-00-216987-8...
    
    , Congiopodus coriaceus
  • Congiopodus kieneri
  • Southern pigfish
    Southern pigfish
    The southern pigfish, Congiopodus leucopaecilus, is a pigfish, of the genus Congiopodus, found around southern Australia, and New Zealand, at depths of up to . Adults are between in length.-References:...
    
    , Congiopodus leucopaecilus
  • Congiopodus peruvianus
  • Spinenose horsefish, Congiopodus spinifer
  • Smooth horsefish, Congiopodus torvus
• Genus Perryena
  • Perryena leucometopon
• Genus Zanclorhynchus
  • Spiny horsefish, Zanclorhynchus spinifer