| Family: |
Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes) |
| Max. size: |
17 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 3 - 494 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10. No opercular spines (Ref. 31632). |
| Biology: |
Living mainly above the bottom (Ref. 31632). A single specimen from Hawaii was collected by fishing at a depth of 3-4.5 m, the shallowest record for the genus (Ref. 93890). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
