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Epigonus cavaticus Ida, Okamoto & Sakaue, 2007

Palauan deepwater cardinalfish
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Palau country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Virgin Hole, southern fringing reef of Ngemelis I. cave at a depth of about 20 m, collected by bare hand with a torch light, NSMT-P 72637 (6.54 cm SL, male) (Ref. 58473). Also Ref. 71778.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ida, H., M. Okamoto and J. Sakaue, 2007
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> Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335);  cavaticus: Named for its sampling location, Latin word 'cavaticus' meaning living in a cave..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 20 - 200 m (Ref. 58473).   Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: currently known only from Palau.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 58473); 6.7 cm SL (female)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

It may be possible that the species may occur in deeper water and migrate to shallow water for spawning or feeding (Ref. 58473). Reported from a cave facing the drop off of the fringing reef of Palau at a depth of about 20 m (Ref. 93890).

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Ida, H., M. Okamoto and J. Sakaue, 2007. Epigonus cavaticus (Teleostei: Perciformes), a new epigonid fish from Palau, western central Pacific. Ichth. Research 54(2):131-136. (Ref. 58473)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00548 - 0.02637), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).