Pencil cardinal (Epigonus denticulatus)

Scientific name: Epigonus denticulatus Dieuzeide, 1950

Pencil cardinal (Epigonus denticulatus)

The Pencil cardinal (Epigonus denticulatus) is a marine fish of the family Epigonidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Lacks opercular spines. Membranous edge at upper border of the gill cover is well developed. Caudal peduncle elongated, body not deep. Pyloric caeca 10-14. Preserved specimens are brownish to yellowish in color, dorsally darker. Numerous brown-black melanophores on scale pockets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Epigonus denticulatus
Family
Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
130–830 m (427–2723 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 130 - 830 m, usually 300 - 600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Cosmopolitan. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Eastern Atlantic: along the west coast of Africa to the southern tip of the continent, also western Mediterranean to southern Adriatic Sea. Indian Ocean: Reunion. Western Pacific: southwest coast of Japan, southern Australia and eastern New Zealand. Central Pacific: Hawaiian Ridge.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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