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Pink boarfish

Antigonia rhomboidea McCulloch, 1915

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the pink 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 pink boarfish live?

Not recorded

Is the pink 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 pink boarfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAntigoniidae
  6. genusAntigonia
  7. SpeciesAntigonia rhomboidea McCulloch, 1915
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Rhomboid deepsea boarfishEnglish
  • Rhomboidal boarfishEnglish
  • Rhomboidal deepsea boarfishEnglish
  • Verraco romboidalSpanish
  • Antigonia-australianaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pink boarfish

Other species in the same genus Antigonia.

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Antigonia capros

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Antigonia rubescens

AntigoniidaeNo free photo yet

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Antigonia combatia

AntigoniidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the pink boarfish?

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

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BibTeX
@misc{pink_boarfish_2026,
  title = {Pink boarfish (Antigonia rhomboidea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-boarfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}