Pencil cardinal
Species of ray-finned fish
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The pencil cardinalfish (Epigonus denticulatus) is a species of deepwater cardinalfish found around the world at depths of 130 to 830 m (430 to 2,720 ft). This fish can reach up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in TL.[3]
| Pencil cardinal | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Epigonidae |
| Genus: | Epigonus |
| Species: | E. denticulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Epigonus denticulatus Dieuzeide, 1950[2] | |
The pencil cardinalfish and the bulls-eye are very similar, except the former has seven spines in the first dorsal fin, whereas the latter has eight.
