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Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335).
Ambiente / Clima / Intervalo
Ecologia
; marinhas batidemersal; intervalo de profundidade 75 - 1200 m (Ref. 4738), usually 300 - 800 m (Ref. 4738). Deep-water, preferred 19°C (Ref. 107945); 65°N - 43°S
North Atlantic: Iceland to the Canary Islands and Corner Seamounts. One specimen off North America (Ref. 7321). Southeast Atlantic, Indian and Southwest Pacific: Walvis Ridge off southwestern Africa to New Zealand.
Length at first maturity / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 56.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5755); common length : 55.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9258); Idade máx. registada: 104 anos (Ref. 39263)
Espinhos dorsais (total): 7 - 8; Raios dorsais (total): 9-11; Espinhos anais 2; Raios anais : 9. No opercular spines. 8 spines on first dorsal fin (Ref. 31632). Snout blunt, eye large. Mouth large, lower jaw equaling or slightly protruding beyond upper jaw. Pyloric caeca 21-34. Brown-violet or black, iridescent in life.
Adults benthic or benthopelagic on the continental slopes; juveniles pelagic (Ref. 7321). Found on soft bottoms (Ref. 27121). Non-territorial. Carnivorous, feed on small fishes and planktonic invertebrates.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Maugé, L.A. and G.F. Mayer, 1990. Apogonidae. p. 714-718. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 7321)
Status na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Perigo para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
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