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Epigonus pandionis

Epigonid Fish from Western Atlantic

Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Medium

Epigonus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Epigonidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. The genus was erected by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Epigonidae
Genus: Epigonus
Maximum length: 23.5 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA (Ref. 31632 ) and the northern Gulf of Mexico to northeastern South America (Ref. 9626 ). Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea to Agulhas Bank.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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