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Epigonus carbonarius Okamoto & Motomura, 2011 Charcoal deepwater cardinalfish |
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photo by
Okamoto, M. |
| Family: | Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 9.53 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 391 - 408 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Marquesas Is. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 25-25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: no opercular spine; no rib on the last abdominal vertebra; presence of lingual teeth; vomerine teeth patch on anterior part, not extending posteriorly along midline of palate; no mustache-like process; gill rakers 5-6 + 16-17 = 21-23; vertebrae 10 + 15; pored lateral-line scales 35-36 to end of hypural and 4-5 on caudal fin; D VII-I,10; A II, 9; pyloric caeca 6 (Ref. 86803). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||