
Antigonia capros
Robust Deepsea Boarfish
As recorded: Antigonia capros Lowe, 1843
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Caproidae
- Collected by
- Linda Hensler, aboard R/V "Machias" cruise 3
- Date
- February 1, 1970
- Locality
- Pailolo Channel
- Depth
- 219 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 1, 1970, Linda Hensler, aboard R/V "Machias" cruise 3 also collected 15 other specimens.
Antigonia capros observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1970. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-01.

2025-08-01
(c) kyosapir, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-27
Half Moon Bay, West End, Bay Islands, Honduras
(c) GayleIsTired, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-07-27
Half Moon Bay, West End, Bay Islands, Honduras
(c) GayleIsTired, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-07-27
Submarine Dr, West End, Honduras
(c) GayleIsTired, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-05-29
Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, VC
(c) Delight Ollivierre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-31
(c) Amanda Dauman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Antigonia capros. BPBM 9846. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35122252. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/9846.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35122252 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
