Epigonus elongatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Epigonidae |
Genus: | Epigonus |
Species: | E. elongatus
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Binomial name | |
Epigonus elongatus Parin & Abramov, 1986
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Epigonus elongatus is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found in the Western Indian Ocean mainly north of Madagascar and quite near the Seychelles. This fish occurs at depths of 300 m (980 ft).[1]
This species reaches a length of 16.0 cm (6.3 in).[2]
The fish name means referring to its elongate body.[3]