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Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
Etymology: Microichthys: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, ichtys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 145 - 549 m (Ref. 56504). Subtropical; 39°N - 37°N, 15°E - 16°E
Eastern Atlantic: known only from the Strait of Messina (Sicily) in the Mediterranean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 8;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9-10;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 8 - 9. Upper profile of body suddenly bent before first dorsal fin. Head large, opercle with a spine. Lower jaw prominent. Scales about as long as high. Pelvic fins distally dark. Purplish-blue in color.
This is a non-territorial species.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Bauchot, M.-L., 1987. Poissons osseux. p. 891-1421. In W. Fischer, M.L. Bauchot and M. Schneider (eds.) Fiches FAO d'identification pour les besoins de la pêche. (rev. 1). Méditerranée et mer Noire. Zone de pêche 37. Vol. II. Commission des Communautés Européennes and FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3397)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.615 - 14.065, mean 13.84 °C (based on 2 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 288 [61, 1,219] mg/100g; Iron = 2.99 [1.08, 7.94] mg/100g; Protein = 2.72 [0.00, 6.55] %; Omega3 = 0.561 [0.190, 1.575] g/100g; Selenium = 22.3 [5.4, 90.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24.4 [5.3, 125.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.45 [0.67, 3.19] mg/100g (wet weight);