Scientific Name
Epigonus mayeri

Common Name
Angolan deepwater cardinalfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal spines: 9; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: a pungent opercular spine; rib present on the last abdominal vertebra; no teeth on palatine and tongue; mustache-like process sharp-pointed; pectoral fin reaching to vertical line from anus; orbital diameter longer than postorbital length; gill rakers 7-8 + 22-23 = 29-31; vertebrae 10 + 15; total pored lateral-line scales 47-50 (hypural end 46-47 + caudal fin 4); D VII-I,9; A II, 9; pectoral-fin rays 17-18; pyloric caeca 5; head length 37.8-38.0% SL; orbital diameter 16.4-17.0% SL; pectoral-fin length 22.2-23.0% SL; lower jaw length 16.7-17.0% SL (Ref. 86804).

Classification

Classified By

Okamoto, 2011

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Deepwater cardinalfishes (Epigonidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Central Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Central Atlantic: Angola.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

396 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 396 m (Ref. 86804)

Trophic Level

s.e. 0.00 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

11.38 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated