deepbody boarfish

Antigonia capros

Juveniles rise while adults settle near bottom

Cross-climate
Subtropical
Tropical
Globally widespread
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Europe
North America
South America
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

The deepbody boarfish (Antigonia capros), or robust deepsea boarfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Caproidae, the boarfishes. This fish is found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Antigoniidae
Genus: Antigonia
Maximum length: 30.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Worldwide in subtropical and tropical oceans. Eastern Atlantic: France to Namibia, including Azores and Madeira. Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA and Gulf of Mexico to [Brazil according to Ref. 7251 ] Uruguay (Ref. 47377 ). Pacific Ocean: Hawaii (Ref. 7490 ), Japan (Ref. 559 ) and Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez (Ref. 50546 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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