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Antigonia ovalis Parin & Borodulina, 2006 |
| Family: | Antigoniidae (Deepbody boarfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 100 - 235 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Saya de Malha Bank. High Seas only. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 31-33; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 29-31. Distinguished by the having the following characters: upper and lower body profiles without pronounced angles, upper anterior profile almost straight; body shape oval, moderately deep; scales with shallow posterior ridge, bearing along the edge short ctenias; head length 2.5 times in SL; mouth slit subvertical; lips thin; descending part of praemaxillare straight; orbit diameter 2.6-2.9 times in HL; gill rakers 18-20; dorsal fin-rays VIII 31-33 and anal fin-rays III 29-31 (Ref. 78445). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
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