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Rosy boarfish

Antigonia rubicunda Ogilby, 1910

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the rosy 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 rosy boarfish live?

Not recorded

Is the rosy 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 rosy boarfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAntigoniidae
  6. genusAntigonia
  7. SpeciesAntigonia rubicunda Ogilby, 1910
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Roseate boarfishEnglish
  • Rosy deepsea boarfishEnglish
  • Verraco rosadoSpanish
  • ミナミヒシダイJapanese
  • Antigonia-rosadaPortuguese
  • Rosaaktig AntigoniaSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rosy boarfish

Other species in the same genus Antigonia.

Boarfish

Antigonia capros

AntigoniidaeNo free photo yet

Boarfish

Antigonia rubescens

AntigoniidaeNo free photo yet

Boarfish

Antigonia combatia

AntigoniidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rosy boarfish?

The rosy boarfish (Antigonia rubicunda) 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). Rosy boarfish (Antigonia rubicunda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosy-boarfish

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“Rosy boarfish (Antigonia rubicunda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosy-boarfish.

BibTeX
@misc{rosy_boarfish_2026,
  title = {Rosy boarfish (Antigonia rubicunda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rosy-boarfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}