Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843

Deepbody boarfish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Caproidae
Synonyms	Antigonia browni, Antigonia steindachneri, Caprophonus aurora, ... more
Common names	Robust deepsea boarfish, Sanglier à corps élevé, Elevado, ... more

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AquaMaps Data sources: GBIF OBIS

Main reference

Karrer, C. and A. Post. 1990. (Ref. 4504)
Other references | Biblio | Coordinator : Parin, Nikolay V. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 30.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26340); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27000); max. published weight: 170 g (Ref. 5217)

Environment

Demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 900 m (Ref. 5217), usually 100 - 300 m (Ref. 4952)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 44°N - 24°S

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).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 337; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 30 - 35. Body orange red, 3 dark red bands on eye, mid-body and caudal peduncle (Ref. 13608). Mouth oblique; longest dorsal spine about 1/4 of SL (Ref. 559).

Adults are found close to bottom while juveniles occur in mid water (Ref. 4952). Feed on small mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 5288). Not regularly marketed (Ref. 5217).


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (16 of 100)	Not marketed/unknown

Entered by Froese, Rainer

Modified by Luna, Susan M.

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