bulls-eye

Epigonus telescopus

Fish Reaching Seventy Five Centimeters in North American Waters

Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Europe
North America
Oceania
Fusiform
Large

Epigonus telescopus, the black cardinal fish, is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found in most temperate oceans worldwide, at depths of between 75 and 1,200 metres (246 and 3,937 ft) though mostly between 300 and 800 metres (980 and 2,620 ft). It can reach a length of 75 centimetres (30 in) TL though most specimens do not exceed 55 centimetres (22 in) TL. It has been reported that this species can reach an age of 104 years.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Epigonidae
Genus: Epigonus
Maximum length: 75 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North Atlantic: Iceland to the Canary Islands and Corner Seamounts. One specimen off North America (Ref. 7321 ). Southeast Atlantic, Indian and Southwest Pacific: Walvis Ridge off southwestern Africa to New Zealand.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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