Biology:Epigonus affinis
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| Epigonus affinis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Epigonidae |
| Genus: | Epigonus |
| Species: | E. affinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Epigonus affinis Parin & Abramov, 1986 [2]
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Epigonus affinis, the smooth-nose deepwater cardinalfish, is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found in the eastern-central Atlantic Ocean. This fish occurs at depths of 300 m (980 ft).[3]
Size
This species reaches a length of 14.5 cm (5.7 in).[4]
Etymology
The fish name means related to, referring to the similarity with Epigonus elegans[5]
References
- ↑ Carpenter, K.E., Smith-Vaniz, W.F., de Bruyne, G. & de Morais, L. (2015). "Epigonus affinis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T60470376A60787570. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T60470376A60787570.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/60470376/60787570. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ↑ Okamoto, M., Motomura, H. & Asahida, T. (2011): Redescription of a Poorly Known Deepwater Cardinalfish, Epigonus affinis (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Epigonidae), and Comparison with Related Species. Species Diversity, 16 (3-4): 85-92.
- ↑ Abramov, A.A., 1992. Species composition and distribution of Epigonus (Epigonidae) in the world ocean. J. Ichthyol. 32(5):94-108.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Epigonus affinis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order ACROPOTAMIFORMES: Families SCOMBROPIDAE, CHAMPSODONTIDAE, CREEDIIDAE, HEMEROCOETIDAE, HOWELLIDAE, SYNAGROPIDAE, MALAKICHTHYIDAE, ACROPOMATIDAE, SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE, EPIGONIDAE, POLYPRIONIDAE, STEREOLEPIDIDAE, LATEOBRACIDAE, GLAUCOSOMATIDAE, PEMPHERIDAE, BATHYCLUPEIDAE, PENTACEROTIDAE, OSTRACOBERYCIDAE, BANJOSIDAE and DINOLESTIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/acropomatiformes/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2548620 entry
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