Boarfish

The giant boarfish or common boarfish or sowfish, Paristiopterus labiosus, is an armorhead of the genus Paristiopterus, found in the eastern Indian Ocean, around southern Australia, and New Zealand.

The Boarfish lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 20 - 170 m environment.

View from the bow of the Boarfish in the Chukchi Sea in 1947 View from the bow of Boarfish (SS-327) in the Chukchi Sea in 1947 Career (US) Name: USS Boarfish (SS-327) Builder: Electric Boat More

Boarfish is the common name of two unrelated groups of fishes: * All fish of the family Caproidae are called boarfish. * Some fish of the family Pentacerotidae are called boarfish. Disambig gray. More

Boarfish (SS-327) was laid down on 12 August 1943 at Groton, Conn., by the Electric Boat Co.; launched on 21 May 1944; sponsored by Miss Barbara Walsh; and commissioned on 23 September 1944, Comdr. Royce L. Gross in command. More

boarfish definition boar·fish (bôr′fis̸h′) noun pl. More

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Boarfish (Paristiopterus labiosus) Photographs and Information = wpeC.jpg (2780 bytes) wpeC. More

USS Boarfish was transferred to the Turkish Navy in 1948 and served until 1972 as the Sakarya S-332 when it was returned to the US and sold for scrap in 1974. More

The USS Boarfish SS-327 was launched on May 21, 1944. It was a Balao-class submarine named after a fish that has a hog-like snout and was built by the Electric Boat Company out of Groton, Connecticut. It was commissioned into the Navy in September 1944. More

finalyshooting this Female Giant Boarfish at the Hen, NZ Pete Mullins teases you by stalking then finalyshooting this Female Giant Boarfish at the Hen, NZ Category: Entertainment Tags: spearfishing giant boarfish NZ URL Embed Customize Loading... More

Boarfish received one battle star for her service in World War II. Researched by CTRC Donald J. Wagner, USN (Ret.) & Sait Kucuk, CPOS (Ret),Turkish Navy for NavSource. Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,526 t., Submerged: 2,424 t. More

This boarfish, Capros aper, was brought to me by Guernsey commercial fisherman, Shane Petit, on 23 February 2002. Boarfish are rarely caught in Guernsey waters. They are common in deeper water in the western English Channel. More

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Boarfish is a fish having a projecting hog-like snout. - (SS-327: dp. 1524; l. 311'9"; b. 27'3"; dr. 16'10"; s. 20.3 k.; cpl. 66, a. 1 5", 10 21" TT., cl. More

One of the most prized spearing fish, the Giant Boarfish is virtually unknown to line fisherman. Boaries resemble John Dories in colour, flesh texture and quality. Like JDs they are very compressed and have long pectoral spines. More

Common names

boarfish in English
Common boarfish in English
Duckfish in English
Giant boarfish in English
Giant penfish in English
Long-snouted boarfish in English
Sowfish in English
кабан-рыба крапчатая in Russian (русский язык)
駝背副帆鰭魚 in Mandarin Chinese
驼背副帆鳍鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Perciformes
Family : Pentacerotidae
Genus : Paristiopterus
Species : Paristiopterus labiosus
Authority : G