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Epigonus
Plate 1 of 4. (c) [Photo: K.K Idrees Babu] Idrees Babu, K.K., Akhilesh, K.V. 2020. Epigonus indicus, a new species of deepwater cardinalfish (Perciformes: Epigonidae) from the Indian Ocean. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 36: 20-27. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4243312, some rights reserved (CC BY) · via iNaturalist

Epigonus

Epigonus (Greek: Ἐπίγονος) of Pergamum was the chief among the court sculptors to the Attalid dynasty at Pergamum in the late third century BCE. Pliny the Elder, who offers the only surviving list of the sculptors of this influential Pergamene school, attributes to him works among the sculptures on the victory monument erected by Attalus I in the sanctuary of Athena at Pergamum to commemorate his victory over the Gauls of Galatia (223 BCE). Among works...

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42 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 42 known species

Epigonus pandionis

speciesEpigonus pandionis

Black Deepsea Cardinalfish

speciesEpigonus telescopus

White Deepsea Cardinalfish

speciesEpigonus denticulatus

Epigonus crassicaudus

speciesEpigonus crassicaudus

Robust Deepsea Cardinalfish

speciesEpigonus robustus

Western Deepsea Cardinalfish

speciesEpigonus occidentalis

Yasemutsu

speciesEpigonus pectinifer

Epigonus affinis

speciesEpigonus affinis

Epigonus angustifrons

speciesEpigonus angustifrons

Epigonus chilensis

speciesEpigonus chilensis

Epigonus constanciae

speciesEpigonus constanciae

Epigonus draco

speciesEpigonus draco

Epigonus elongatus

speciesEpigonus elongatus

Epigonus exodon

speciesEpigonus exodon

Epigonus fragilis

speciesEpigonus fragilis

Epigonus lifouensis

speciesEpigonus lifouensis

Epigonus machaera

speciesEpigonus machaera

Epigonus mayeri

speciesEpigonus mayeri

Epigonus notacanthus

speciesEpigonus notacanthus

Epigonus thai

speciesEpigonus thai

Keeling deepwater cardinalfish

speciesEpigonus tuberculatus

Epigonus bispinosus

speciesEpigonus bispinosus

Epigonus idai

speciesEpigonus idai

Epigonus megalops

speciesEpigonus megalops

Epigonus indicus

speciesEpigonus indicus

Epigonus gemma

speciesEpigonus gemma

Epigonus hexacanthus

speciesEpigonus hexacanthus

Epigonus elegans

speciesEpigonus elegans

Bigeye Deepsea Cardinalfish

speciesEpigonus lenimen

Epigonus carbonarius

speciesEpigonus carbonarius

Epigonus parini

speciesEpigonus parini

Epigonus marimonticolus

speciesEpigonus marimonticolus

Epigonus marisrubri

speciesEpigonus marisrubri

Epigonus ctenolepis

speciesEpigonus ctenolepis

Epigonus devaneyi

speciesEpigonus devaneyi

Epigonus heracleus

speciesEpigonus heracleus

Epigonus glossodontus

speciesEpigonus glossodontus

Epigonus atherinoides

speciesEpigonus atherinoides

Epigonus waltersensis

speciesEpigonus waltersensis

Epigonus oligolepis

speciesEpigonus oligolepis

Palauan Deepwater Cardinalfish

speciesEpigonus cavaticus

Luminous Deepsea Cardinalfish

speciesEpigonus macrops

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