Diagnostic Description
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Opercular spine present. Largest spine on all fins generally larger than the diameter of the eye. There are no contrasting pigmented black sections on the head (Ref. 31632).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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A mesobenthic-pelagic species living mainly above the bottom (Ref. 31632).
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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A mesobenthic-pelagic species living mainly above the bottom (Ref. 31632).
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- Crispina B. Binohlan
Big-eyed cardinalfish: Brief Summary
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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.
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Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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