Epigonus robustus (Barnard, 1927)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The robust cardinalfish (Epigonus robustus) is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found around the world in southern temperate waters at depths of from 500 to 3,000 metres (1,600 to 9,800 ft). It can reach a length of 22 centimetres (8.7 in) TL.
It is a vigorous fish which, apart from the second dorsal fin exhibiting a longer spine, resembles the big-eyed cardinalfish.
Wikipedia contributors, Robust cardinalfish; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:28:43.524954+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Epigonus robustus (Barnard, 1927)
- Name authority
- (Barnard, 1927)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acropomatiformes
- Family
- Epigonidae
- Genus
- Epigonus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcropomatiformes
- familyEpigonidae Poey, 1861
- genusEpigonus Rafinesque, 1810
- speciesEpigonus robustus (Barnard, 1927)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Epigonus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Epigonus devaneyi Gon, 1985 | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonus cavaticus Ida, Okamoto & Sakaue, 2007 | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonus crassicaudus de Buen, 1959 | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Big-eyed slender cardinal fishEpigonus atherinoides (Gilbert, 1905) | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonus tuberculatus Okamoto & Motomura, 2013 | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonus thai Prokofiev & Bussarawit, 2012 | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonus marimonticolus Parin & Abramov, 1986 | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonus mayeri Okamoto, 2011 | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonus heracleus Parin & Abramov, 1986 | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonus constanciae (Giglioli, 1880) | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonus ctenolepis Mochizuki & Shirakihara, 1983 | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Epigonus angustifrons Abramov & Manilo, 1987 | EpigonidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hynnodus robustus (Barnard, 1927) (Barnard, 1927) | synonym |
| Parahynnodus robustus Barnard, 1927 Barnard, 1927 | synonym |
| Epigonus macrops Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 | ambiguous synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=209381 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6FTL8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.