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Also known as Zaprora silenus

The prowfish (Zaprora silenus) is a species of scorpaeniform marine fish found in the northern Pacific Ocean. It is the only extant member of the family, Zaproridae. There are 2 extinct species only known with fossil records, †Zaprora koreana Nam & Nazarkin, 2018 from the Middle Miocene Duho Formation in Pohang, South Korea. Another genus, †Araeosteus rothi Jordan & Gilbert, 1920, is known from the Monterey Formation and the Modelo Formation in Southern California.