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Name: |
Cardinal Fish (Epigonus telescopus) |
Family: |
Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes) |
Order: |
Perciformes (perch-likes) |
Class: |
Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) |
Alternative Name: |
Bulls-eye |
Max size: |
75.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 5755); max. reported age: 104 years |
Environment: |
Bathydemersal; marine ; depth range 75 - 1200 m |
Climate: |
Deep-water; 65°N - 43°S |
Importance: |
Fisheries: commercial |
Resilience: |
Very low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (tmax=104 |
Distribution: |
North Atlantic: Iceland to the Canary Islands and Corner Seamounts. One specimen off North America (Ref. 7321). Southeast Atlantic, Indian and Southwest Pacific: Walvis Ridge off southwestern Africa to New Zealand. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-11; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. No opercular spines. 8 spines on first dorsal fin (Ref. 31632). Snout blunt, eye large. Mouth large, lower jaw equaling or slightly protruding beyond upper jaw. Pyloric caeca 21-34. Brown-violet or black, iridescent in life. |