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Epigonus indicus Idrees Babu & Akhilesh, 2020

Indian deepwater cardinalfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335);  indicus: Named for the country of the type locality; masculine singular nominative adjective..

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 350 - 400 m (Ref. 123246). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123246)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 24. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D VII+I,10; A II,9; pectoral-fin rays 15-17; total gill rakers 7+1+18-19 = 26-27; vertebrae 10+14; pored lateral-line scales 38-39 + 3-5; scales below lateral line 7-8, above lateral line 2.5-3; absence of the pungent opercular spines, maxillary mustache-like process and projections on symphysis of lower or upper jaw; ribs absent on the last abdominal vertebra; without isolated dorsal-fin spine between first and second dorsal fins; body depth at dorsal-fin origin 28-29% SL; long pectoral fins, 22-23% SL, reaching beyond the vertical at second dorsal-fin origin; when adpressd the pelvic-fin rays reach anus, 19-21% SL (Ref. 123246).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Idrees Babu, K.K. and K.V. Akhilesh, 2020. Epigonus indicus, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Indian Ocean. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 36:20-27. (Ref. 123246)

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

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).