genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
fish
Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% ...
in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Epigonidae
Epigonidae, the deepwater cardinalfishes, are a family of perciform fishes. The family includes about 43 species.
They are small fishes: the largest, ''Epigonus telescopus'', reaches in length, and most grow to no more than or so.
They are fo ...
found in the
Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
,
Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
and
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...
. The genus was erected by
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (; October 22, 1783September 18, 1840) was a French 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France. He traveled as a young man in the United States, ultima ...
in 1810.
Species
There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus:
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Epigonus affinis
''Epigonus affinis'', the smooth-nose deepwater cardinalfish, is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found in the eastern-central Atlantic Ocean. This fish occurs at depths of .
Size
This species reaches a length of .
Etymology
The fish name me ...
Epigonus angustifrons
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...
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Abramov Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) (the form Abramoff is also used among emigrants) are old Russian surnames originating around the 16th century.Manilo, 1987
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Epigonus atherinoides
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Epigonus carbonarius
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
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Okamoto
Okamoto (written: 岡本 literally "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Anri Okamoto (born 1994), fashion model and an actress in Japan
* Atsushi Okamoto (born 1981), professional Nippon ...
Epigonus cavaticus
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Okamoto
Okamoto (written: 岡本 literally "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Anri Okamoto (born 1994), fashion model and an actress in Japan
* Atsushi Okamoto (born 1981), professional Nippon ...
Epigonus chilensis
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...
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Okamoto
Okamoto (written: 岡本 literally "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Anri Okamoto (born 1994), fashion model and an actress in Japan
* Atsushi Okamoto (born 1981), professional Nippon ...
Epigonus constanciae
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...
Epigonus crassicaudus
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Epigonus ctenolepis
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Epigonus denticulatus
The pencil cardinalfish (''Epigonus denticulatus'') is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found around the world at depths of . This fish can reach up to in fish measurement, TL.
The pencil cardinalfish and the Priacanthus hamrur, bulls-eye a ...
Epigonus devaneyi
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...
Epigonus draco
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
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Okamoto
Okamoto (written: 岡本 literally "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Anri Okamoto (born 1994), fashion model and an actress in Japan
* Atsushi Okamoto (born 1981), professional Nippon ...
Epigonus elegans
''Epigonus elegans'' is a species of fish in the family Epigonidae found in the Southeast Pacific on the seamounts in the Nazca Ridge
The Nazca Ridge is a submarine ridge, located on the Nazca Plate off the west coast of South America. This ...
Abramov Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) (the form Abramoff is also used among emigrants) are old Russian surnames originating around the 16th century.Epigonus elongatus
''Epigonus elongatus'' is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found in the Western Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded b ...
Abramov Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) (the form Abramoff is also used among emigrants) are old Russian surnames originating around the 16th century.Epigonus exodon
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...
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Okamoto
Okamoto (written: 岡本 literally "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Anri Okamoto (born 1994), fashion model and an actress in Japan
* Atsushi Okamoto (born 1981), professional Nippon ...
Epigonus fragilis
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...
Epigonus glossodontus
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Epigonus heracleus
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Abramov Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) (the form Abramoff is also used among emigrants) are old Russian surnames originating around the 16th century.Epigonus indicus
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
'' IDREES BABU & AKHILESH 2020IDREES BABU, K.K., & AKHILESH, K.V. (2020). Epigonus indicus, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 36, 20–27. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4243312
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Epigonus lenimen
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 ...
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Whitley Whitley may refer to:
Places
;United Kingdom
*Whitley, Berkshire, a suburb of Reading
*Whitley, Cheshire, a village near Warrington
*Whitley, Coventry, a suburb of Coventry, West Midlands
*Whitley, Essex, near Birdbrook
* Whitley, Wigan, Greater M ...
, 1935) (big-eyed deep-water cardinalfish)
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Epigonus lifouensis
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...
''
Okamoto
Okamoto (written: 岡本 literally "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Anri Okamoto (born 1994), fashion model and an actress in Japan
* Atsushi Okamoto (born 1981), professional Nippon ...
Epigonus machaera
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...
''
Okamoto
Okamoto (written: 岡本 literally "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Anri Okamoto (born 1994), fashion model and an actress in Japan
* Atsushi Okamoto (born 1981), professional Nippon ...
, 2012
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Epigonus macrops
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...
'' ( A. B. Brauer, 1906) (luminous deep-water cardinalfish)
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Epigonus marimonticolus
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Abramov Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) (the form Abramoff is also used among emigrants) are old Russian surnames originating around the 16th century.Epigonus marisrubri
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
''
Krupp
The Krupp family (see pronunciation), a prominent 400-year-old German dynasty from Essen, is notable for its production of steel, artillery, ammunition and other armaments. The family business, known as Friedrich Krupp AG (Friedrich Krupp ...
Epigonus mayeri
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
''
Okamoto
Okamoto (written: 岡本 literally "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Anri Okamoto (born 1994), fashion model and an actress in Japan
* Atsushi Okamoto (born 1981), professional Nippon ...
Epigonus megalops
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Radcliffe
Radcliffe or Radcliff may refer to:
Places
* Radcliffe Line, a border between India and Pakistan
United Kingdom
* Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
** Radcliffe Tower, the remains of a medieval manor house in the town
** Radcliffe tram stop
* R ...
, 1912) 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.
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Epigonus notacanthus
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Abramov Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) (the form Abramoff is also used among emigrants) are old Russian surnames originating around the 16th century.Epigonus occidentalis
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this influe ...
'' Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (western deep-water cardinalfish)
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Epigonus oligolepis
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Epigonus pandionis
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Epigonus parini
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
''
Abramov Abramov (male) and Abramova (female) (the form Abramoff is also used among emigrants) are old Russian surnames originating around the 16th century.Epigonus pectinifer
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
Epigonus robustus
The robust cardinalfish (''Epigonus robustus'') is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found around the world in southern temperate waters at depths of from . It can reach a length of TL.
It is a vigorous fish which, apart from the second do ...
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, 1927) (robust deep-water cardinalfish)
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Epigonus telescopus
''Epigonus telescopus'', the black cardinal fish, is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found in most temperate oceans worldwide, at depths of between though mostly between . It can reach a length of TL though most specimens do not exceed ...
'' ( A. Risso, 1810) (black deep-water cardinalfish)
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Epigonus thai
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...
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Prokofiev
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev; alternative transliterations of his name include ''Sergey'' or ''Serge'', and ''Prokofief'', ''Prokofieff'', or ''Prokofyev''., group=n (27 April .S. 15 April1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer, p ...
Epigonus tuberculatus
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this inf ...
''
Okamoto
Okamoto (written: 岡本 literally "hill base") is the 48th most common Japanese surname.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Anri Okamoto (born 1994), fashion model and an actress in Japan
* Atsushi Okamoto (born 1981), professional Nippon ...
Epigonus waltersensis
Epigonus ( el, Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Biography
Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this i ...