Robust deepsea boarfish
Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Adult boarfish ( Antigonia capros )
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Open encyclopedia reference
The deepbody boarfish (Antigonia capros), or robust deepsea boarfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Caproidae, the boarfishes. This fish is found in the warmer waters of the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Wikipedia contributors, Deepbody boarfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:41:03.848134+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843
- Name authority
- Lowe, 1843
- Common name
- Robust deepsea boarfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Antigoniidae
- Genus
- Antigonia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcanthuriformes
- familyAntigoniidae Jordan & Evermann, 1898
- genusAntigonia Lowe, 1843
- speciesAntigonia capros Lowe, 1843
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Antigonia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Indo-Pacific boarfishAntigonia rubescens (Günther, 1860) | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antigonia ovalis Parin & Borodulina, 2006 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Senbei fishAntigonia eos Gilbert, 1905 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antigonia aurorosea Parin & Borodulina, 1986 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antigonia malayana Weber, 1913 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antigonia kenyae Parin & Borodulina, 2005 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antigonia hulleyi Parin & Borodulina, 2005 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antigonia emanuela Prokofiev, Psomadakis & Gon, 2020 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antigonia artata Schwarzhans, 2019 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Antigonia socotrae Parin & Borodulina, 2006 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antigonia rubicunda Ogilby, 1910 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Antigonia quiproqua Parin & Borodulina, 2006 | AntigoniidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Antigonia browni Fowler, 1934 Fowler, 1934 | synonym |
| Caprophonus aurora Müller & Troschel, 1848 Müller & Troschel, 1848 | synonym |
| Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902 Jordan & Evermann, 1902 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lowe, R. T. (1843). Notices of fishes newly observed or discovered in Madeira during the years 1840, 1841, and 1842. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., (pt 11): 81–95. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5VK6F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.