Malayan Deepsea Boarfish

Antigonia malayana

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth216–408 m
Water temperature21–29 °C
Best monthsFebruary, September, and November
How commonRare

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 4 records
February: 6 records
March: 3 records
April: 1 records
May: 1 records
June: 5 records
July: 3 records
August: 3 records
September: 10 records
October: 4 records
November: 8 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 216–408 m · Deepest record: 462.5 m

40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110–120 m: 0 records
120–130 m: 0 records
130–140 m: 0 records
140–150 m: 0 records
150+ m: 42 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C

20–22 °C: 1 records
22–24 °C: 8 records
24–26 °C: 42 records
26–28 °C: 21 records
28–30 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

English: Malayan Deepsea Boarfish

Similar species

Deepbody boarfish
Antigonia capros
roseate boarfish
Antigonia rubicunda
Senbei fish
Antigonia eos
Antigonia hulleyi
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.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
120 open-data records from 1909 to 2009.
Species data updated October 26, 2026.

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