Epigonus constanciae Epigonus constanciae

Epigonus constanciae is commonly referred to as Epigonus constanciae.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

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Scientific:: Epigonus constanciae
German:: Tiefsee-Kardinalbarsch
English:: Epigonus Constanciae

Category:: Cardinalfishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Epigonidae (Family) > Epigonus (Genus) > constanciae (Species)
Initial determination:: (Giglioli, ), 1880

Occurrence:: Angola, Congo, East-Atlantic Ocean, Namibia, Northern Africa, South-Africa, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa
Size:: up to 7.76" (19.7 cm)

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Epigonus affinis
Epigonus angustifrons
Epigonus atherinoides
Epigonus carbonarius
Epigonus cavaticus
Epigonus chilensis
Epigonus constanciae
Tiefsee-Kardinalbarsch
Epigonus crassicaudus
Epigonus ctenolepis
Epigonus denticulatus
Epigonus devaneyi
Epigonus draco
Epigonus elegans
Epigonus elongatus
Epigonus exodon
Epigonus fragilis
Epigonus glossodontus
Tiefsee-Kardinalbarsch
Epigonus heracleus
Epigonus lenimen
Epigonus lifouensis
Epigonus machaera
Epigonus macrops
Epigonus marimonticolus
Epigonus marisrubri
Epigonus mayeri
Epigonus notacanthus
Epigonus occidentalis
Epigonus oligolepis
Epigonus pandionis
Epigonus parini
Epigonus pectinifer
Epigonus robustus
Epigonus telescopus
Epigonus thai
Epigonus trunovi
Epigonus tuberculatus
Epigonus waltersensis

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-09-09 13:58:00
Last edit:: 2012-09-09 13:58:00

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(Giglioli, 1880)

Destribution:

Eastern Atlantic: western Mediterranean to the African coast except between 11°N and 6°S.

Biology:
Occurs chiefly on the upper portion of the continental slope.
Depth range from 200-600 m and from 351-742 m in the eastern Ionian Sea.
A mesobenthic-pelagic species living mainly above the bottom.
Adults are strongly associated with the substrate.

Synonymised taxa:
Epigonus trewavasae Poll, 1954
Pomatomichthys constanciae Giglioli, 1880

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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