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Epigonus macrops (Brauer, 1906)

Luminous deepsea cardinalfish
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South Africa country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: Sw. Cape, South Africa, Pickle stations 344 and 347, 510 and 670 fms (630 m, 635 m, 933 m, 1,226 m) (Ref. 12965).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > 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 Ecology

Marine; brackish; bathydemersal; depth range 550 - 1300 m (Ref. 31632).   Deep-water

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