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Epigonus occidentalis Goode & Bean, 1896 Western deepsea cardinalfish |
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photo by
NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory |
| Family: | Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 25.8 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 149.0 g | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 144 - 735 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10. Well-developed opercular spines present. Distance between the anal opening and the beginning of the anal fin is 41-55 percent of the distance between the base of the pelvic fin and the anal opening (Ref. 31632). | |||
| Biology: | A mesobenthic-pelagic species living mainly above the bottom (Ref. 31632). Minimum depth (Ref. 132290). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||