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Epigonus draco Okamoto, 2015

Dragon deepwater cardinalfish
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Vanuatu country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nh.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/Vanuatu/vanuatu.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Okamoto, M., 2015
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Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front + Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335);  draco: Name from Latin noun 'draco' meaning dragon; referring to the slender body and distinct scale pattern on the body surface..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 391 - 786 m (Ref. 105887).   Deep-water

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Western Pacific: from the Philippines, the Solomon Is and Vanuatu.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 105887)

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

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Okamoto, M., 2015. Epigonus draco, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Western Pacific. Species Diversity 20:121-127. (Ref. 105887)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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