MadeiraFish



Scientific name: Antigonia capros
Nome comum: Periquito
Common name: Deepbody boarfish
Classification: CHORDATA > ACTINOPTERYGII > Perciformes > Caproidae
Description: Body very deep, strongly compressed. Large eyes, short snout, head profile concave over the eye but convex behind it; mouth somewhat protractile. Pectoral fins rounded, Body orange red or pink.
Global Distribution: Worldwide in tropical and subtropical waters.
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BIOLOGICAL FEATURES
Size: Maximum length 30.5 cm (total length); common length : 15.0 cm (TL); maximum published weight 170.0 g.
Age:
Weight length rel.: Bayesian estimated length-weight: a=0.03715 (0.02231 - 0.06187), b=2.92 (2.77 - 3.07).
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ECOLOGICAL FEATURES
Depth range: FishBase: 50 - 900 m, usually 100 - 300 m.
Habitat: Demersal. Adults are found close to bottom while juveniles occur in mid water.
Feeding habits: Feeds on small molluscs and crustaceans.
Trophic level: FishBase: 4.1
FISHERIES
Commercial interest: Low commercial interest.
Conservation status: Global: Not evaluated.
Europe: Least concern.
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REFERENCES
Froese R., Pauly D., editors (2011). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. www.fishbase.org, (06/2014). www.fishbase.org/summary/Antigonia-capros.html

Hureau J.-C., ed. (1984-1985). Fishes of the North-Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO. Accessed through: Marine Species Identification Portal. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://species-identification.org (2014).

IUCN (2014). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. www.iucnredlist.org

Nieto A., Ralph G.M., Comeros-Raynal M.T., Kemp J., García Criado M., Allen D.J., Dulvy N.K., Walls R.H.L., Russell B., Pollard D., García S., Craig M., Collette B.B., Pollom R., Biscoito M., Labbish Chao N., Abella A., Afonso P., Álvarez H., Carpenter K.E., Clò S., Cook R., Costa M.J., Delgado J., Dureuil M., Ellis J.R., Farrell E.D., Fernandes P., Florin A-B., Fordham S., Fowle, S., Gil de Sola L., Gil Herrera J., Goodpaster A., Harvey M., Heessen H., Herler J., Jung A., Karmovskaya E., Keskin C., Knudsen S.W., Kobyliansky S., Kovačić M., Lawson J.M., Lorance P., McCully Phillips S., Munroe T., Nedreaas K., Nielsen J., Papaconstantinou C., Polidoro B., Pollock C.M., Rijnsdorp A.D., Sayer C., Scott J., Serena F., Smith-Vaniz W.F., Soldo A., Stump E., Williams J.T. (2015). Europen Red List of Marine Fishes. IUCN and European Union, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 90 pp.