Epigonus machaera
- Usual depth737–1,023 m
- Water temperature11–15 °C
- Best monthsMarch
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 9 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 737–1,023 m · Deepest record: 1,243.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 11–15 °C
Names and classification
Similar species
- Pencil cardinal
Epigonus denticulatus
- Big-eye
Epigonus lenimen
- bigeye cardinalfish
Epigonus robustus
- Bulls-eye
Epigonus telescopus
- Big-eyed slender cardinal fish
Epigonus atherinoides
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 90 open-data records from 1983 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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