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Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335); chilensis: Named for its type locality, Chile.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 315 - 340 m (Ref. 91119). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Off Chile.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 91119); 20.8 cm (female)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 8 - 10; Espinas anales: 2; Radios blandos anales: 9; Vértebra: 25. This species is distinguished by these set of characters: presence of a pungent opercular spine; ribs on the last abdominal vertebra; no tooth on tongue; maxillary mustache-like process blunt; a minute tubercle present on symphysis of lower jaw; pelvic-fin base posterior than a vertical from origin of pectoral fin; gill rakers 8-9 + 20-21 = 29-30; vertebrae 11 + 14; total pored lateral-line scales 51-54 (hypural end 46-49 + caudal fin 4-6); D VII-I, 8-10 (mode 9 soft rays); pectoral-fin rays 16-17; pyloric caeca 6-8; body depth 26.6-31.7 % SL; orbital diameter 12.4-14.9 % SL; lower jaw length 12.8-14.3 % SL; postorbital length 13.4-14.5 % SL; and second anal-fin spine length 18.3-21.3 % SL (Ref. 91119).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Okamoto, M., 2012. Two new species of the genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the South Pacific, with a definition of the Epigonus constanciae group. Ichthyol. Res. 59(3):242-254. (Ref. 91119)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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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=0.01230 (0.00556 - 0.02722), b=3.01 (2.82 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (12 of 100).
