Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Boarfish (no English common name)
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Boarfish (no English common name)

Antigonia indica

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Boarfish (no English common name)
Scientific
Antigonia indica
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Deep-water fish
Family
Antigoniidae (boarfishes)
Maximum size
Up to about 9.3 cm (total length)
Depth and habitat
On or near the bottom
IUCN status
NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)

Description

A small, very deep-bodied and flattened boarfish, pale orange with two slanting reddish bars, reaching about 9 cm. It lives near the bottom in deep water off the outer atoll slopes.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.