Antigonia (fish genus)
| Antigonia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Deepbody boarfish, (A. capros) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Caproidae |
| Genus: | Antigonia R. T. Lowe, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843 | |
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:[1]
- 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 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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Antigonia in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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