Fish of the Capros genus of the Caproidae (boarfishes) family of the Caproidei suborder of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Boarfish. Photo © Mercator Media 2016. worldfishing.net)
Boarfish (Capros aper) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
It inhabits the depth of 40-700 meters. It is a schooling fish. It dwells near a sandy and rocky bottom. The maximum recorded length is 30 cm, specimens up to 13 cm long are more common. It feeds on crustaceans, worms, and mollusks.
(Boarfish. Photo by © pierlu. naturamediterraneo.com)
It is a permanent rare inhabitant of the southern part of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of boarfish (Capros aper) in other languages as follows:
Peshku bilbil (Albanian), Evervis (Dutch), Κότα (Kota) (Greek), Ochavo (Spanish), Pesce tamburo (Italian), Eberfisch (German), Kaprosz (Polish), Pimpim (Portuguese), Капрос (Kapros) (Russian), Kljunčica (Serbian, Croatian), Tambur balığı (Turkish), Sanglier (French).