FB-70927 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70927 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Holocentriformes Holocentridae Ostichthys Ostichthys alamai Matsunuma, Fukui & Motomura, 2018 2025-02-21 2025-02-21 Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Okamoto, M., D.J. Long, R. Claro and J.E. McCosker0 A new species of epigonid fish genus <i>Epigonus</i> (Teleostei: Epigonidae) from Cuba and the first records of <i>E. fragilis</i> from the western South Pacific and Taiwan. Ichthyological Research 1-10. (Ref. 133023) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70936 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-26 00:00:00 2025-06-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70936 This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D VII-I, 10; pectoral-fin rays 17; total gill rakers 26-27; vertebrae 10 + 15; pyloric caeca 8; pored lateral-line scales 48 + 5; no opercular spine; no maxillary mustache-like processes; presence of ribs on last abdominal vertebra; tongue toothless; no endopterygoid teeth; presence of enlarged conical teeth on symphysis of lower jaw; and presence of dark band on first dorsal fin (Ref. 133023). Okamoto, M., D.J. Long, R. Claro and J.E. McCosker 2025 A new species of epigonid fish genus <i>Epigonus</i> (Teleostei: Epigonidae) from Cuba and the first records of <i>E. fragilis</i> from the western South Pacific and Taiwan. Ichthyological Research 1-10. (Ref. 133023) FB-Morphology-70936 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-26 00:00:00 2025-06-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70936 Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 25 Okamoto, M., D.J. Long, R. Claro and J.E. McCosker 2025 A new species of epigonid fish genus <i>Epigonus</i> (Teleostei: Epigonidae) from Cuba and the first records of <i>E. fragilis</i> from the western South Pacific and Taiwan. Ichthyological Research 1-10. (Ref. 133023) FB-Distribution-70936 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-26 00:00:00 2025-04-14 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70936 Western Central Atlantic: Cuba. Okamoto, M., D.J. Long, R. Claro and J.E. McCosker 2025 A new species of epigonid fish genus <i>Epigonus</i> (Teleostei: Epigonidae) from Cuba and the first records of <i>E. fragilis</i> from the western South Pacific and Taiwan. Ichthyological Research 1-10. (Ref. 133023) FB-Uses-70936 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-26 00:00:00 2025-02-26 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70936 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-70936 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-26 00:00:00 2025-02-26 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70936 8.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 133023)) Okamoto, M., D.J. Long, R. Claro and J.E. McCosker 2025 A new species of epigonid fish genus <i>Epigonus</i> (Teleostei: Epigonidae) from Cuba and the first records of <i>E. fragilis</i> from the western South Pacific and Taiwan. Ichthyological Research 1-10. (Ref. 133023) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-70936 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Trisha Marie Santos 2025-02-26 00:00:00 2025-02-26 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70936 demersal; marine; depth range 385 - 567 m (Ref. 133023) Okamoto, M., D.J. Long, R. Claro and J.E. McCosker 2025 A new species of epigonid fish genus <i>Epigonus</i> (Teleostei: Epigonidae) from Cuba and the first records of <i>E. fragilis</i> from the western South Pacific and Taiwan. Ichthyological Research 1-10. (Ref. 133023)