Classification / Names
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Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335); trunovi: Named for the prominent Russian ichthyologist, Ivan Andreevich Trunov (1936-2005) who made great contributions to the knowledge of the ichthyofauna of the Southern Atlantic.
Eponymy: Dr Ivan Andreevich Trunov (1936–2005) was a Russian ichthyologist who for his entire career was at the Atlantic Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography and was finally a Senior Researcher there. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 415 m (Ref. 93131). Temperate
Distribution
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Southeastern Atlantic: Valdivia Banks and Walvis Ridge.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93131)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 10; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: DI,8, branched rays; DII; A,10, gill rakers
in outer row on first arch 32-33; pyroric caeca 15-18; scales in lateral line 48-50; no teeth on tongue; opercular spine, and developed process of maxillare, with dark orobranchial cavity, wide interorbital space (8.9-10.5% SL) and relatively low body (17.4-18.7% SL); attains comparatively large size (not less than 225 mm SL) (Ref. 93131).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Parin, N.V., A.M. Prokofiev and S. Bussarawit, 2012. Two new species of the genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. J. Ichthyol. 52(3):239-243. (Ref. 93131)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00275 - 0.01515), b=3.10 (2.89 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
