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Epigonus robustus (Robust deepsea cardinalfish; Robust cardinalfish; Cardinal fish)

Synonyms: Epigonus macrops (heterotypic); Hynnodus robustus; Parahynnodus robustus
Language: Japanese; Mandarin Chinese

Wikipedia Abstract

The robust cardinalfish (Epigonus robustus) is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found around the world in southern temperate waters at depths of from 500 to 3,000 metres (1,600 to 9,800 ft). It can reach a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL. It is a vigorous fish which, apart from the second dorsal fin exhibiting a longer spine, resembles the big-eyed cardinalfish.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0