Epigonus draco, Dragon deepwater cardinalfish

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Epigonus draco Okamoto, 2015

Dragon deepwater cardinalfish
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> Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335);  draco: Name from Latin noun 'draco' meaning dragon; referring to the slender body and distinct scale pattern on the body surface..

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

marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 391 - 786 m (Ref. 105887). Deep-water

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Pacific: from the Philippines, the Solomon Is and Vanuatu.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 105887)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 10; Espinas anales 2; Radios blandos anales: 9; Vértebra: 25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D VII-I,10; pectoral-fin rays 19-20; total gill rakers 22-23; pyloric caeca 7-9; pored lateral-line scales 47-49 + 3-4; scales below lateral line 9; vertebrae 10+15; with opercular spine; no maxillary mustache-like process; no ribs on last abdominal vertebra; uppermost margin of pectoral-fin base is lower than horizontal line through center of eye; proximal radial of first anal-fin pterygiophore is slender; mouth cavity is black (Ref. 105887).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Okamoto, M., 2015. Epigonus draco, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Western Pacific. Species Diversity 20:121-127. (Ref. 105887)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 2 - 4.1, mean 2.6 °C (based on 1887 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).