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Epigonidae
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Epigonidae, the deepwater cardinalfishes, are a family of acropomatiform ray-finned fishes. The family includes about 43 species. Despite their name, they are not closely related to the true cardinalfishes of the family Apogonidae.
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deepwater cardinalfishes
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyEpigonidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded40,890
深海天竺鯛科為輻鰭魚綱鱸形目的其中一個科。
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Epigonidae, the deepwater cardinalfishes, are a family of acropomatiform ray-finned fishes. The family includes about 43 species. Despite their name, they are not closely related to the true cardinalfishes of the family Apogonidae.
They are small fishes: the largest, Epigonus telescopus, reaches in length, and most grow to no more than or so.
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