Epigonus (fish)

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Epigonus
Epigonus denticulatus.jpg
Epigiaonus denticulatus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Epigonidae
Genus: Epigonus
Rafinesque, 1810
Type species
Epigonus macrophthalmus
Rafinesque, 1810

Epigonus is a genus of fish in the family Epigonidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. The genus was erected by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810.[1]

Species[]

There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus:

  • Parin & , 1986 (smooth-nose deep-water cardinalfish) [2]
  • & , 1987
  • (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) [3]
  • & , 2011 (charcoal deep-water cardinalfish) [4]
  • , & , 2007 (Palauan deep-water cardinalfish)
  • , 2012 [5]
  • (Giglioli, 1880)
  • F. de Buen, 1959
  • & , 1983 [6]
  • Epigonus denticulatus , 1950 (pencil deep-water cardinalfish)
  • , 1985
  • , 2015 (dragon deep-water cardinalfish) [7]
  • Epigonus elegans Parin & , 1986
  • Parin & , 1986
  • & , 2012 [8]
  • (D. S. Jordan & , 1922)
  • , 1985
  • Parin & , 1986 (Hercules deep-water cardinalfish) [9]
  • Epigonus lenimen (Whitley, 1935) (big-eyed deep-water cardinalfish)
  • & , 2013 (Loyalty deep-water cardinalfish) [10]
  • , 2012 [5]
  • (A. B. Brauer, 1906) (luminous deep-water cardinalfish)
  • Parin & , 1986
  • , & , 2009 (Red Sea deep-water cardinalfish)
  • , 2011 (Angolan deep-water cardinalfish) [9]
  • (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) [3]
  • Parin & , 1986
  • Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (western deep-water cardinalfish)
  • , 1974
  • (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1881)
  • , 1987
  • , 1974
  • Epigonus robustus (Barnard, 1927) (robust deep-water cardinalfish)
  • Epigonus telescopus (A. Risso, 1810) (black deep-water cardinalfish)
  • & , 2012 [11]
  • & , 2013 (Keeling deep-water cardinalfish) [10]
  • Parin & , 1986

References[]

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). Species of Epigonus in FishBase. October 2016 version.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Okamoto, M. (2016): Validity of Epigonus megalops (Perciformes: Epigonidae), Redescription of E. atherinoides, and First Record of E. draco from the Central South Pacific. Species Diversity, 21 (2): 177-186.
  4. ^ Okamoto, M. & Motomura, H. (2011): Epigonus carbonarius, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Marquesas Islands, with a redefinition of the Epigonus oligolepis group. Ichthyological Research, 58 (2): 155–160.
  5. ^ a b Okamoto, M. (2012): Two new species of the genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the South Pacific, with a definition of the Epigonus constanciae group. Ichthyological Research, 59 (3): 242–254.
  6. ^ Okamoto, M. & Fukui, A. (2011): Redescription of a rare deepwater cardinalfish, Epigonus ctenolepis Mochizuki and Shirakihara 1983, and comparison with related species (Perciformes: Epigonidae). Ichthyological Research, 58 (4): 388–392.
  7. ^ Okamoto, M. (2015): Epigonus draco, a New Species of Deepwater Cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Western Pacific. Species Diversity, 20 (2): 121–127.
  8. ^ Okamoto, M. & Motomura, H. (2012): Epigonus exodon, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Teleostei: Perciformes: Epigonidae) from Réunion, western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa, 3453: 84–88.
  9. ^ a b Okamoto, M. (2011): A new species of deepwater cardinalfish, Epigonus mayeri, from the eastern Central Atlantic, and redescription of Epigonus heracleus Parin and Abramov 1986 (Perciformes: Epigonidae). Ichthyological Research, 58 (2): 101–108.
  10. ^ a b Okamoto, M. & Motomura, H. (2013): Two new species of deepwater cardinalfish from the Indo-Pacific, with a definition of the Epigonus pandionis group (Perciformes: Epigonidae). Ichthyological Research, 60 (4): 301–311.
  11. ^ Parin, N.V., Prokofiev, A.M. & Bussarawit, S. (2012): Two new species of the genus Epigonus (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (3): 239–243.
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