Antigonia capros Deepbody boarfish

Antigonia capros is commonly referred to as Deepbody boarfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. D. Ross Robertson, Panama

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lexID:: 6769
AphiaID:: 127418

Scientific:: Antigonia capros
German:: Eberfisch
English:: Deepbody Boarfish

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Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Caproidae (Family) > Antigonia (Genus) > capros (Species)
Initial determination:: Lowe, 1843

Occurrence:: West Sahara, Suriname, Gambia, Ghana, Benin, Angola, Argentina, Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Australia, Azores, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Columbia, Corea, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, European Coasts, Fiji, French Guiana, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, Madeira, Morocco, Namibia, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Réunion , Senegal, Sierra Leone, South America, Spain, Taiwan, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Ivory Coast, Togo, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam
Sea depth:: 50 - 900 Meter
Size:: 5.91" - 11.81" (15cm - 30cm)
Temperature:: 50.9 °F - 74.48 °F (10.5°C - 23.6°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Clams, Copepods, Crabs, Crustaceans, Krill, Mantis shrimps, Mysis, Ostracodes (seed shrimps), Schrimps, Sepia, Zoobenthos
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown