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Family: Antigoniidae Deepbody boarfishes



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Antigonia aurorosea Southeast Pacific 1986
Antigonia capros Deepbody boarfish Worldwide in subtropical 30.5 TL 1843
Antigonia combatia Shortspine boarfish Western Atlantic 15 TL 1959
Antigonia emanuela Emanuela’s boarfish Eastern Indian Ocean 6.6 SL 2020
Antigonia eos Eastern Central Pacific 12.4 SL 1905
Antigonia hulleyi Western Indian Ocean 7.9 SL 2005
Antigonia indica Indian Ocean 9.3 TL 1986
Antigonia kenyae Western Indian Ocean 4.4 SL 2005
Antigonia malayana Malayan deepsea boarfish Indo-West Pacific 6.7 SL 1913
Antigonia ovalis Western Indian Ocean 5.6 SL 2006
Antigonia quiproqua Western Indian Ocean 6.5 SL 2006
Antigonia rhomboidea Rhomboid deepsea boarfish Eastern Indian Ocean and 11 TL 1915
Antigonia rubescens Indo-Pacific boarfish Indo-West Pacific 15 SL 1860
Antigonia rubicunda Rosy deepsea boarfish Western Pacific 10.6 SL 1910
Antigonia saya Western Indian Ocean 12 SL 1986
Antigonia socotrae Western Indian Ocean 11.2 SL 2006
Antigonia undulata Western Indian Ocean 9.8 SL 2005
Antigonia xenolepis Northwest Pacific 11.3 SL 1986



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