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Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 380 - 660 m (Ref. 31632). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 7; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 10. Large scales. Lacks an opercular spine. No enlarged teeth on the lower jaw symphysis (Ref. 31632).
A mesobenthic-pelagic species living mainly above the bottom (Ref. 31632).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Abramov, A.A., 1992. Species composition and distribution of Epigonus (Epigonidae) in the world ocean. J. Ichthyol. 32(5):94-108. (Ref. 31632)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.3 - 11.9, mean 9.6 °C (based on 34 cells).
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 (12 of 100).