WoRMS taxon details
Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843
127418 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127418)
accepted
Species
Antigonia browni Fowler, 1934 · unaccepted
Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902 · unaccepted
Caprophonus aurora Müller & Troschel, 1848 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lowe, R.T. (1843). Notices of fishes newly observed or discovered in Madeira during the years 1840, 1841, and 1842. <em>Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.</em> (pt 11): 81-95. [details]
Distribution Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
Distribution Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127418 on 2025-05-10
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Nomenclature
original description
Lowe, R.T. (1843). Notices of fishes newly observed or discovered in Madeira during the years 1840, 1841, and 1842. <em>Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond.</em> (pt 11): 81-95. [details]
original description (of Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902) Jordan, D. S; Fowler H. W. (1902). A review of the Chaetodontidae and related families of fishes found in the waters of Japan. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 25 (no. 1296): 513-563. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902) Jordan, D. S; Fowler H. W. (1902). A review of the Chaetodontidae and related families of fishes found in the waters of Japan. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 25 (no. 1296): 513-563. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Smith-Vaniz, W. F.; Collette, B. B.; Luckhurst, B. E (1999). Fishes of Bermuda: History, zoogeography, annotated checklist, and identification keys (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists - Special Publication No.4) . ASIH, 424 pp. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Welshman, D.; Kohler, S; Black, J.; and L. Van Guelpen. (2003). An atlas of distributions of Canadian Atlantic fishes. , available online at http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/FishAtlas/default.htm [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on small molluscs and crustaceans [details]Distribution Western Atlantic: southern New England, USA and Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Found at depths of 50-900m. [details]
Importance Social- Minor Commercial [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Robust deepsea boarfishdeepbody boarfish | [details] |
| Japanese | ヒシダイ | [details] |
| Russian | рыба-пятакКлетчатая антигония | [details] |
| Spanish | verraco alto | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (76 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Caprophonus aurora Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Antigonia browni Fowler, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antigonia capros)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antigonia steindachneri) (from synonym Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Caprophonus aurora Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Antigonia browni Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To FishBase
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To GenBank (91 nucleotides; 143 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antigonia capros USNM 440183 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antigonia caprus USNM 405068 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications) (from synonym Caprophonus aurora Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Antigonia browni Fowler, 1934)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (64 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antigonia capros)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Antigonia steindachneri) (from synonym Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To FishBase (from synonym Caprophonus aurora Müller & Troschel, 1848)
To FishBase (from synonym Antigonia browni Fowler, 1934)
To FishBase (from synonym Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To FishBase
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Antigonia steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1902)
To GenBank (91 nucleotides; 143 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antigonia capros USNM 440183 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Antigonia caprus USNM 405068 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
