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.[1]

Robust cardinalfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Epigonidae
Genus: Epigonus
Species:
E. robustus
Binomial name
Epigonus robustus
(Barnard, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Parahynnodus robustus Barnard, 1927
  • Hynnodus robustus (Barnard, 1927)

It is a vigorous fish which, apart from the second dorsal fin exhibiting a longer spine, resembles the big-eyed cardinalfish.

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Epigonus robustus". FishBase. April 2013 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8