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Antigonia (fish)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Caproidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Scientific name
  
Antigonia

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Similar
  
Deepbody boarfish, Caproidae, Perciformes, Boar Fish, Zeiformes

Antigonia is a genus of boarfishes, the largest genus in its family. These are deep-water species, generally found at depths below 50 m (160 ft). Various extinct species were once placed within Antigonia, but have since been removed to Eoantigonia and Proantigonia

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Antigonia aurorosea Parin & Borodulina, 1986
  • Antigonia capros R. T. Lowe, 1843 (deepbody boarfish)
  • Antigonia combatia Berry & Rathjen, 1959 (shortspine boarfish)
  • Antigonia eos C. H. Gilbert, 1905
  • Antigonia hulleyi Parin & Borodulina, 2005
  • Antigonia indica Parin & Borodulina, 1986
  • Antigonia kenyae Parin & Borodulina, 2005
  • Antigonia malayana M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Malayan deepsea boarfish)
  • Antigonia ovalis Parin & Borodulina, 2006
  • Antigonia quiproqua Parin & Borodulina, 2006
  • Antigonia rhomboidea McCulloch, 1915 (rhomboidal boarfish)
  • Antigonia rubescens (Günther, 1860) (Indo-Pacific boarfish)
  • Antigonia rubicunda J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (rosy deepsea boarfish)
  • Antigonia saya Parin & Borodulina, 1986
  • Antigonia socotrae Parin & Borodulina, 2006
  • Antigonia undulata Parin & Borodulina, 2005
  • Antigonia xenolepis Parin & Borodulina, 1986
  • References

    Antigonia (fish) Wikipedia