Smooth-nose deepwater cardinalfish

Epigonus affinis

Near the Equator
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Small

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 300 m (980 ft).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Epigonidae
Genus: Epigonus
Maximum length: 14.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Central Atlantic: equatorial; Vavilov Ridge (Ref. 31632 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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