Deepbody boarfish
The deepbody boarfish (Antigonia capros) is a species of boarfish, the most widespread species in the family, found at depths of 50 to 900 m (160 to 2,950 ft) in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans, though it usually is found at depths of 100 to 300 m (330 to 980 ft). This species can reach a length of 30.5 cm (12.0 in), though most do not exceed 15 cm (5.9 in). The heaviest recorded specimen weighed 170 g (0.37 lb). It is of minor importance to commercial fishery operations.[2]
Deepbody boarfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Caproidae |
Genus: | Antigonia |
Species: | A. capros |
Binomial name | |
Antigonia capros R. T. Lowe, 1843 | |
References
- Carpenter, K.E., Robertson, R., Moore, J. & Munroe, T. 2015. Antigonia capros (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T16407132A115355581. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16407132A16509737.en. Downloaded on 21 July 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Antigonia capros" in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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