Epigonus angustifrons Abramov & Manilo, 1987
Amber deepwater cardinalfish
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335).
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 150 - 880 m (Ref. 31632). Deep-water
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Southwest Indian Ocean and southeastern Atlantic.
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VII-I-I,10-11; pectoral-fin rays 19-21; total gill rakers 33-36; vertebrae 10 + 15; pyloric caeca 21-24; pored lateral-line scales 47-50 + 3-5; scales below lateral line 11; no opercular spine; no maxillary mustache-like processes; last abdominal vertebra with ribs; oral cavity black; body depth 18.2-19.1 % SL (Ref. 132291).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
A mesobenthic-pelagic species living mainly above the bottom (Ref. 31632). No length type given but assumed to be SL.
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Okamoto, M. and O. Gon, 2018. A review of the deepwater cardinalfish genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) of the Western Indian Ocean, with description of two new species. Zootaxa 4382(2):261-291. (Ref. 132291)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Internet sources
AFORO (otoliths) | Aquatic Commons | BHL | Cloffa | Websites from users | Check FishWatcher | CISTI | Catalog of Fishes: genus, species | DiscoverLife | ECOTOX | FAO - Publication: search | Faunafri | Fishipedia | Fishtrace | GloBI | Google Books | Google Scholar | Google | IGFA World Record | OneZoom | Open Tree of Life | Otolith Atlas of Taiwan Fishes | PubMed | Reef Life Survey | Socotra Atlas | TreeBase | Tree of Life | Wikipedia: Go, Search | World Records Freshwater Fishing | Zoobank | Zoological Record
Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.01000 (0.00592 - 0.01688), b=2.99 (2.84 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
| Generation time | 7.3 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 2 growth studies. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tmax=15; K=0.15). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (47 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Low. |