| Big-eyed cardinalfish | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Epigonidae |
| Genus: | Epigonus |
| Species: | E. lenimen
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| Binomial name | |
| Epigonus lenimen (
Whitley, 1935)
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| Synonyms | |
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The big-eyed cardinalfish or bigeye cardinalfish (Epigonus lenimen) is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found in the southern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific Ocean from south of Madagascar to New Zealand. This fish occurs at depths from 530 to 820 m (1,740 to 2,690 ft). This species can reach 21 centimetres (8.3 in) in total length. [1]
References
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Epigonus lenimen" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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| Big-eyed cardinalfish | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Epigonidae |
| Genus: | Epigonus |
| Species: | E. lenimen
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| Binomial name | |
| Epigonus lenimen (
Whitley, 1935)
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| Synonyms | |
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The big-eyed cardinalfish or bigeye cardinalfish (Epigonus lenimen) is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found in the southern Indian Ocean and southwestern Pacific Ocean from south of Madagascar to New Zealand. This fish occurs at depths from 530 to 820 m (1,740 to 2,690 ft). This species can reach 21 centimetres (8.3 in) in total length. [1]
References
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Epigonus lenimen" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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| This Perciformes article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |