Charcoal deepwater cardinalfish (Epigonus carbonarius) fish species and information / pictures of Charcoal deepwater cardinalfish - Epigonus carbonarius

Charcoal deepwater cardinalfish (Epigonus carbonarius) fish species information

Scientific Name
Epigonus carbonarius

Common Name
Charcoal deepwater cardinalfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: no opercular spine; no rib on the last abdominal vertebra; presence of lingual teeth; vomerine teeth patch on anterior part, not extending posteriorly along midline of palate; no mustache-like process; gill rakers 5-6 + 16-17 = 21-23; vertebrae 10 + 15; pored lateral-line scales 35-36 to end of hypural and 4-5 on caudal fin; D VII-I,10; A II, 9; pyloric caeca 6 (Ref. 86803).

Classification

Classified By

Okamoto & Motomura, 2011

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Deepwater cardinalfishes (Epigonidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Central Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Central Pacific: Marquesas Is.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

391 m

Depth To - meters

408 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 391 - 408 m (Ref. 86803)

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

9.53 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