Summary ²

The prowfish (Zaprora silenus) is a species of perciform marine fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the only extant member of the family, Zaproridae. Another species, Araeosteus rothi, is known from Late Miocene marine strata in Southern California.

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1. (c) Dr Cherisse Du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Dr Cherisse Du Preez
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/989636

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