Rhomboidal boarfish (Antigonia rhomboidea)

Scientific name: Antigonia rhomboidea McCulloch, 1915

Rhomboidal boarfish (Antigonia rhomboidea)

The Rhomboidal boarfish (Antigonia rhomboidea) is a marine fish of the family Caproidae.

Biology

Generally demersal, on the continental shelf and continental slope.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Antigonia rhomboidea
Family
Caproidae (Boarfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Depth range
400–550 m (1312–1804 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 400 - 550 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: endemic to Australia, from off North Islands (27?04'S) to Northwest Shelf (118?15'E), Western Australia and from off Raine Islands, Queensland (11?35'S) to Cape Everard, Victoria (37?48'S).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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