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Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) >
Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335).
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 709 - 721 m (Ref. 132291). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: off Mozambique.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.7 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 132291)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Wervels: 25. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following chatacters: D VII-I,10; pectoral-fin rays 18-19; with a pair of ribs on the last abdominal vertebra; tiny projections 4-5 present on symphysis of lower jaw; total vertebrae 10 + 15; ctenoid scales strong; scales below lateral line 10; total gill rakers 28-29; with pungent opercular spine; no maxillary mustache-like process (Ref. 132291).
Cross section: compressed.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01202 (0.00574 - 0.02520), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (32 of 100). 🛈 |