Deepbody boarfish

Antigonia capros

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth103–330 m
Water temperature11–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, March, and September
How commonOccasional

Photo credit: (c) NOAA Photo Library, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist

About this species

The deepbody boarfish, 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.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 15 records
February: 109 records
March: 92 records
April: 17 records
May: 24 records
June: 26 records
July: 25 records
August: 23 records
September: 97 records
October: 63 records
November: 29 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 103–330 m · Deepest record: 630 m

0–10 m: 4 records
10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 3 records
60–70 m: 3 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 3 records
90–100 m: 21 records
100–110 m: 23 records
110+ m: 415 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 11–29 °C

10–12 °C: 6 records
12–14 °C: 3 records
14–16 °C: 25 records
16–18 °C: 49 records
18–20 °C: 22 records
20–22 °C: 17 records
22–24 °C: 39 records
24–26 °C: 65 records
26–28 °C: 28 records
28–30 °C: 14 records

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Names and classification

English: Deepbody boarfish, Robust deepsea boarfish, Boarfish, Deep-bodied boarfish, deepbody boarfish

Names in 4 more languages

Spanish: elevado, Ochavo, verraco alto
French: Sanglier, Sanglier à corps élevé, Sanglier chevette, Sanglier chevrette
Japanese: Hishidai, ヒシダイ
Simplified Chinese: 紅皮刀, 菱鯛, 高菱鯛

Other scientific names: Antigonia browni, Antigonia steindachneri, Caprophonus aurora

Similar species

roseate boarfish
Antigonia rubicunda
Senbei fish
Antigonia eos
Antigonia hulleyi
Malayan Deepsea Boarfish
Antigonia malayana
Pink Boarfish
Antigonia rhomboidea
Indo-Pacific boarfish
Antigonia rubescens

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,128 open-data records from 1843 to 2022.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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