Epigonus is a genus of fish in the family Epigonidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. The genus was erected by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: Epigonus affinis Parin & Abramov, 1986 (smooth-nose deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus angustifrons Abramov & Manilo, 1987 Epigonus atherinoides (C. H. Gilbert, 1905) Epigonus carbonarius Okamoto & Motomura, 2011 (charcoal deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus cavaticus H. Ida, Okamoto & Sakaue, 2007 (Palauan deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus chilensis Okamoto, 2012 Epigonus constanciae (Giglioli, 1880) Epigonus crassicaudus F. de Buen, 1959 Epigonus ctenolepis Mochizuki & Shirakihara, 1983 Epigonus denticulatus Dieuzeide, 1950 (pencil deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus devaneyi Gon, 1985 Epigonus draco Okamoto, 2015 (dragon deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus elegans Parin & Abramov, 1986 Epigonus elongatus Parin & Abramov, 1986 Epigonus exodon Okamoto & Motomura, 2012 Epigonus fragilis (D. S. Jordan & E. K. Jordan, 1922) Epigonus glossodontus Gon, 1985 Epigonus heracleus Parin & Abramov, 1986 (Hercules deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus indicus IDREES BABU & AKHILESH 2020 Epigonus lenimen (Whitley, 1935) (big-eyed deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus lifouensis Okamoto & Motomura, 2013 (Loyalty deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus machaera Okamoto, 2012 Epigonus macrops (A. B. Brauer, 1906) (luminous deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus marimonticolus Parin & Abramov, 1986 Epigonus marisrubri Krupp, Zajonz & Khalaf, 2009 (Red Sea deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus mayeri Okamoto, 2011 (Angolan deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus megalops (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) Epigonus notacanthus Parin & Abramov, 1986 Epigonus occidentalis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (western deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus oligolepis G. F. Mayer, 1974 Epigonus pandionis (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1881) Epigonus parini Abramov, 1987 Epigonus pectinifer G. F. Mayer, 1974 Epigonus robustus (Barnard, 1927) (robust deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus telescopus (A. Risso, 1810) (black deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus thai Prokofiev & Bussarawit, 2012 Epigonus tuberculatus Okamoto & Motomura, 2013 (Keeling deep-water cardinalfish) Epigonus waltersensis Parin & Abramov, 1986 References Epigonidae Perciformes genera Marine fish genera Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque