- Source: Epigonidae
Epigonidae, the deepwater cardinalfishes, are a family of acropomatiform ray-finned fishes. The family includes about 43 species.
They are small fishes: the largest, Epigonus telescopus, reaches 75 cm (30 in) in length, and most grow to no more than 20 cm (7.9 in) or so.
They are found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world. They are bathydemersal fishes (inhabiting deep waters close to the sea bed) and have been found at depths of 3,000 m (9,800 ft).
Timeline
Genera
The following genera are included in the family:
Brephostoma Alcock, 1889
Epigonus Rafinesque, 1810
Florenciella Mead & de Falla, 1965
Microichthys Rüppell, 1852
Rosenblattia Mead & de Falla, 1965
Sphyraenops Gill, 1861
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Perciformes
- Epigonidae
- Epigonus affinis
- List of fish families
- Perciformes
- Brephostoma
- Epigonus (fish)
- Epigonus elongatus
- Epigonus elegans
- Acropoma splendens
- Microichthys
