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They're also sometimes called horsefishes or racehorses, no doubt thanks to their elongated snout and prominent front-heavy dorsal fins, which have fused together in most pigfishes. Despite the rough texture of their skin, they are entirely scaleless!

They tend to hold their elongated and slender pectoral fins upwards, which is theorised to help them with sensing motion! Their lateral line is also highly developed for this purpose, as there is no light in their deep ocean habitat of up to 3 500 meters (11 500 feet)!