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Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335); tuberculatus: Name from Latin word 'tuber' meaning swelling, referring to the tubercle found on the inner symphysis of the lower jaw..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien; diepte 473 - 570 m (Ref. 93890). Tropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Cocos-Keeling Is.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.4 cm SL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal): 8; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 10; Wervels: 25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: no opercular spine; ribs on the last abdominal vertebra reduced or absent; tongue toothless; no maxillary mustache-like process; tubercle on inner symphysis of lower jaw; total gill rakers 21-22; vertebrae 10 + 15; pored lateral-line scales 46-48 + 3-4; D VII-I,10; pectoral-fin rays 19-20; pyloric caeca 8-10; orbital diameter 14.5-15.4 % SL; length of lower-jaw 16.0-17.6 % SL (Ref. 93890).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
The type specimens are both females with a great number of eggs at several developmental stages; the most developed eggs were ca. 0.5 mm in diameter, round with a single oil globule.
Okamoto, M. and H. Motomura, 2013. Two new species of deepwater cardinalfish from the Indo-Pacific, with a definition of the Epigonus pandionis group (Perciformes: Epigonidae). Ichthyol. Res. 60(4):301-311. (Ref. 93890)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).