Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) >
Epigonidae Etymology: Epigonus: Greek, epi = over, in front +
Greek, gonio = angle (Ref. 45335). Environment / Climate / Range
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 130 - 830 m (Ref. 31632),
usually 300 - 600 m (Ref. 4738). Deep-water Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 20.0 cm TL
male/unsexed; (Ref. 4329) soft rays: 8 - 9. Lacks opercular
spines (Ref. 31632). Membranous edge at upper border of the gill
cover is well developed. Caudal peduncle elongated, body not
deep (Ref. 31632). Pyloric caeca 10-14. Preserved specimens are
brownish to yellowish in color, dorsally darker. Numerous brown-
black melanophores on scale pockets. Cosmopolitan. Western
Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Eastern Atlantic:
along the west coast of Africa to the southern tip of the
continent, also western Mediterranean to southern Adriatic Sea.
Indian Ocean: Reunion (Ref. 33390). Western Pacific: southwest
coast of Japan, southern Austral