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Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) >
Antigoniidae (Deepbody boarfishes)
Etymology: Antigonia: Daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta, who defied her uncle, king Creon, by performing funeral rites over her brother Polynices and was condemned to be immured in a cave (Ref. 45335); hulleyi: Named for A.P. Hulley, South African Museum, Cape Town..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 183 - 194 m (Ref. 57877). Deep-water
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Indian Ocean: off Mozambique.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57877)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Parin, N.V. and O.D. Borodulina, 2005. Antigonia (Caproidae) from the western Indian Ocean: 1. Species with nine spiny rays in the dorsal fin. J. Ichthyol. 45(6):417-428. (Ref. 57877)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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