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Antigonia rhomboidea McCulloch, 1915 Rhomboid deepsea boarfish |
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photo by
CSIRO |
| Family: | Antigoniidae (Deepbody boarfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 11 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 400 - 550 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: endemic to Australia, from off North Islands (27°04'S) to Northwest Shelf (118°15'E), Western Australia and from off Raine Islands, Queensland (11°35'S) to Cape Everard, Victoria (37°48'S). | |||
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| Biology: | Generally demersal, on the continental shelf and continental slope (Ref. 9563; 7300). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||