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Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335); macrops: Named for Godfrey Merlen, a Galápagos naturalist (Ref. 13749).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री; खारा बाथीड़िमरसल; गहराई सीमा 550 - 1300 m (Ref. 31632). Deep-water
Indo-Pacific: Tanzania to Viet Nam (Ref. 31632), Indonesia (Ref. 26165) and western Australia. Western Atlantic: Florida, USA (Ref. 31632) to Suriname and French Guiana (Ref. 13608).
आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.2 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 26165)
No opercular spines. 8 spines on first dorsal fin. Pyloric caeca 7-8 (light organ present in one of the caeca). Premaxillary teeth elongated, thin, remain visible when mouth closed (Ref. 31632).
A mesobenthic-pelagic species living mainly above the bottom (Ref. 31632). Found on the continental slope (Ref. 7300).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | पुनरुत्पत्ति | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | लार्वा
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
साधन
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.9 - 9.6, mean 6.3 °C (based on 555 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00278 - 0.01501), b=3.09 (2.88 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).