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The first description of Epigonus glossodontus was made in Hawaiian waters, where the species was collected with the help of the submersible Makali'i at a depth of about 366 meters.
The observed biotope of the cardinalfish consisted mainly of isolated rocky outcrops and small caves in vertical walls.
In 2025, the species was then first recorded from Japanese waters, from Kitadaito and Minamidaito on the Daito Islands, Japan, and Kita-Koho Seamount on the Kyushu-Palau Ridge, here at depths between 340-588 meters.
No information is available on the biology, diet and reproduction of the species.
Brief description:
The head and body of the cardinalfish are light copper-brown, the ventrum is lighter.
All posterior scale edges are dark brown, giving the fins a speckled appearance.
The infraorbital and opercular region look pale bluish.
The first dorsal fin is brown, the fin spines are pale bluish
On the scales of the second dorsal, anal and caudal fins. The pelvic and pectoral fins have cycloid scales with brown edges with speckled patterns, the fins are covered with dense melanophores.
The observed biotope of the cardinalfish consisted mainly of isolated rocky outcrops and small caves in vertical walls.
In 2025, the species was then first recorded from Japanese waters, from Kitadaito and Minamidaito on the Daito Islands, Japan, and Kita-Koho Seamount on the Kyushu-Palau Ridge, here at depths between 340-588 meters.
No information is available on the biology, diet and reproduction of the species.
Brief description:
The head and body of the cardinalfish are light copper-brown, the ventrum is lighter.
All posterior scale edges are dark brown, giving the fins a speckled appearance.
The infraorbital and opercular region look pale bluish.
The first dorsal fin is brown, the fin spines are pale bluish
On the scales of the second dorsal, anal and caudal fins. The pelvic and pectoral fins have cycloid scales with brown edges with speckled patterns, the fins are covered with dense melanophores.
