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Species of ray-finned fish

Epigonus affinis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Epigonidae
Genus: Epigonus
Species: E. affinis
Binomial name
Epigonus affinis
Parin & Abramov, 1986

Epigonus affinis, the smooth-nose deepwater cardinalfish, is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found in the eastern-central Atlantic Ocean. This fish occurs at depths of 300 m (980 ft).

Size

This species reaches a length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).

Etymology

The fish name means related to, referring to the similarity with Epigonus elegans

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E., Smith-Vaniz, W.F., de Bruyne, G. & de Morais, L. (2015). "Epigonus affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T60470376A60787570. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60470376A60787570.en. Retrieved 21 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Okamoto, M., Motomura, H. & Asahida, T. (2011): Redescription of a Poorly Known Deepwater Cardinalfish, Epigonus affinis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Epigonidae), and Comparison with Related Species. Species Diversity, 16 (3-4): 85-92.
  3. Abramov, A.A., 1992. Species composition and distribution of Epigonus (Epigonidae) in the world ocean. J. Ichthyol. 32(5):94-108.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Epigonus affinis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  5. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ACROPOTAMIFORMES: Families SCOMBROPIDAE, CHAMPSODONTIDAE, CREEDIIDAE, HEMEROCOETIDAE, HOWELLIDAE, SYNAGROPIDAE, MALAKICHTHYIDAE, ACROPOMATIDAE, SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE, EPIGONIDAE, POLYPRIONIDAE, STEREOLEPIDIDAE, LATEOBRACIDAE, GLAUCOSOMATIDAE, PEMPHERIDAE, BATHYCLUPEIDAE, PENTACEROTIDAE, OSTRACOBERYCIDAE, BANJOSIDAE and DINOLESTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Epigonus affinis


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