Capros

Capros
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Caproidae
Subfamily: Caproinae
Bonaparte, 1835
Genus: Capros
Lacépède, 1802
Species:
C. aper
Binomial name
Capros aper
Synonyms
  • Zeus aper Linnaeus, 1758
  • Perca pusilla Brünnich, 1768
  • Perca brunnich Lacépède, 1802

Capros, the boarfish or Zulu fish, is a monospecific genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Caproidae. Its only known species is Capros aper. The boarfish is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.