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Boarfish

Antigonia rubescens (Günther, 1860)

Status not recordedbony fish

The boarfish (Antigonia rubescens) is a species in the family Antigoniidae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the boarfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the boarfish live?

Not recorded

Is the boarfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the boarfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAntigoniidae
  6. genusAntigonia
  7. SpeciesAntigonia rubescens (Günther, 1860)

Synonyms Antigonia fowleri, Hypsinotus benhalatate, Hypsinotus rubescens

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • Indo-Pacific boarfishEnglish
  • Sharpsnout deepsea boarfishEnglish
  • drsnatec růžovýCzech
  • Sanglier indo-pacifiqueFrench
  • ベニヒシダイJapanese
  • Antigonia-do-Indo-PacíficoPortuguese
  • Индо-тихоокеанская антигонияRussian
  • ปลาหลักแจวThai
  • 菱鯛Chinese
  • 紅皮刀Chinese
  • 紅菱鯛Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the boarfish

Other species in the same genus Antigonia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the boarfish?

The boarfish (Antigonia rubescens) belongs to the family Antigoniidae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Boarfish (Antigonia rubescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/antigonia-rubescens

MLA

“Boarfish (Antigonia rubescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/antigonia-rubescens.

BibTeX
@misc{antigonia_rubescens_2026,
  title = {Boarfish (Antigonia rubescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/antigonia-rubescens},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}