| Family: |
Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes) |
| Max. size: |
17.4 cm SL (male/unsexed); 17.43 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 727 - 809 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: Chatham Rise, east of New Zealand. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 25-25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: presence or a pungent opercular spine; maxillary mustache-like process blunt; ribs on the last abdominal vertebra; two round nub-like structures present on symphysis of lower jaw; tongue narrow and sword-like, no teeth; gill rakers 7-9 + 20-21 = 28-30; vertebrae 11 + 14; total pored lateral-line scales 49-54 (hypural end 45-50 + caudal fin 4-5); scales below lateral line 9-10; D VII-I,9; pectoral-fin rays 16-17; pyloric caeca 7; head length 31.9-34.6 % SL; body depth 20.5-22.6 % SL; lower-jaw length 13.5-14.5 % SL; second dorsal-fin spine length 12.7-14.7 % SL; and second anal-fin spine length 12.7-15.5 % SL (Ref. 91119). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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