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Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
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
Indian Ocean: southern part of the ocean, in seamount chains.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31632)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 8. No opercular spines. Teeth present on tongue. Last spine on the first dorsal fin is joined by a membrane to the penultimate spine (Ref. 31632).
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
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Abramov, A.A., 1992. Species composition and distribution of Epigonus (Epigonidae) in the world ocean. J. Ichthyol. 32(5):94-108. (Ref. 31632)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00741 (0.00384 - 0.01433), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
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.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Tmax=15; K=0.15).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100).