Black cardinal fish (Epigonus telescopus)

Scientific name: Epigonus telescopus Risso, 1810

Black cardinal fish (Epigonus telescopus)

The Black cardinal fish (Epigonus telescopus) is a marine fish of the family Epigonidae.

Biology

Adults benthic or benthopelagic on the continental slopes; juveniles pelagic. Found on soft bottoms. Non-territorial. Carnivorous, feed on small fishes and planktonic invertebrates.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epigonus telescopus
Family
Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
75.0
Common length
55.0
Depth range
75–1200 m (246–3937 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 75 - 1200 m, usually 300 - 800 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
North Atlantic: Iceland to the Canary Islands and Corner Seamounts. One specimen off North America. Southeast Atlantic, Indian and Southwest Pacific: Walvis Ridge off southwestern Africa to New Zealand.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=104)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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