Epigonidae

pencil cardinal

Epigonus denticulatus

Epigonid Fish of the Hawaiian Islands

• Globally widespread
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Central America and the Caribbean
• East Asia
• North America
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium

pencil cardinal is a marine fish from Cosmopolitan. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 20 cm.