Epigonidae

Big-eyed cardinalfish

Epigonus lenimen

Twenty Two Centimeters Epigonid Fish of Indo West Pacific

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Oceania
• Fusiform
• Medium

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 from 530 to 820 m (1,740 to 2,690 ft). This species can reach 21 centimetres (8.3 in) in total length.