n = 47
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epigonus affinis | Parin & Abramov, 1986 | Epigonus affinis | Epigonidae | Smooth-nose deepwater cardinalfish |
| Epigonus angustifrons | Abramov & Manilo, 1987 | Epigonus angustifrons | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus atherinoides | (Gilbert, 1905) | Epigonus atherinoides | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus bispinosus | Okamoto & Gon, 2018 | Genus Species | New species | |
| Epigonus carbonarius | Okamoto & Motomura, 2011 | Epigonus carbonarius | Epigonidae | Charcoal deepwater cardinalfish |
| Epigonus cavaticus | Ida, Okamoto & Sakaue, 2007 | Epigonus cavaticus | Epigonidae | Palauan deepwater cardinalfish |
| Epigonus chilensis | Okamoto, 2012 | Epigonus chilensis | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus constanciae | (Giglioli, 1880) | Epigonus constanciae | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus crassicaudatus | de Buen, 1959 | Epigonus crassicaudus | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus crassicaudus | de Buen, 1959 | Epigonus crassicaudus | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus ctenolepis | Mochizuki & Shirakihara, 1983 | Epigonus ctenolepis | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus denticulatus | Dieuzeide, 1950 | Epigonus denticulatus | Epigonidae | Pencil cardinal |
| Epigonus devaneyi | Gon, 1985 | Epigonus devaneyi | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus draco | Okamoto, 2015 | Epigonus draco | Epigonidae | Dragon deepwater cardinalfish |
| Epigonus elegans | Parin & Abramov, 1986 | Epigonus elegans | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus elongatus | Parin & Abramov, 1986 | Epigonus elongatus | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus exodon | Okamoto & Motomura, 2012 | Epigonus exodon | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus fragilis | (Jordan & Jordan, 1922) | Epigonus fragilis | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus glossodontus | Gon, 1985 | Epigonus glossodontus | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus heracleus | Parin & Abramov, 1986 | Epigonus heracleus | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus idai | Okamoto & Gon, 2018 | Genus Species | New species | |
| Epigonus indicus | Idrees Babu & Akhilesh, 2020 | Epigonus indicus | Epigonidae | Indian deepwater cardinalfish |
| Epigonus lenimen | (Whitley, 1935) | Epigonus lenimen | Epigonidae | Big-eyed cardinalfish |
| Epigonus lifouensis | Okamoto & Motomura, 2013 | Epigonus lifouensis | Epigonidae | Loyalty deepwater cardinalfish |
| Epigonus machaera | Okamoto, 2012 | Epigonus machaera | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus macrophthalmus | Rafinesque, 1810 | Epigonus telescopus | Epigonidae | Black cardinal fish |
| Epigonus macrops | Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 | Epigonus robustus | Epigonidae | Robust cardinalfish |
| Epigonus macrops | (Brauer, 1906) | Epigonus macrops | Epigonidae | Luminous deepsea cardinalfish |
| Epigonus marimonticolus | Parin & Abramov, 1986 | Epigonus marimonticolus | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus marisrubri | Krupp, Zajonz & Khalaf, 2009 | Epigonus marisrubri | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus mayeri | Okamoto, 2011 | Epigonus mayeri | Epigonidae | Angolan deepwater cardinalfish |
| Epigonus merleni | McCosker & Long, 1997 | Epigonus macrops | Epigonidae | Luminous deepsea cardinalfish |
| Epigonus notacanthus | Parin & Abramov, 1986 | Epigonus notacanthus | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus occidentalis | Goode & Bean, 1896 | Epigonus occidentalis | Epigonidae | Western deepsea cardinalfish |
| Epigonus okamotoi | Fricke, 2017 | Epigonus okamotoi | Epigonidae | Okamoto’s deepwater cardinalfish |
| Epigonus oligolepis | Mayer, 1974 | Epigonus oligolepis | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus pandionis | (Goode & Bean, 1881) | Epigonus pandionis | Epigonidae | Bigeye |
| Epigonus pandionus | (Goode & Bean, 1881) | Epigonus pandionis | Epigonidae | Bigeye |
| Epigonus parini | Abramov, 1987 | Epigonus parini | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus pectinifer | Mayer, 1974 | Epigonus pectinifer | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus robustus | (Barnard, 1927) | Epigonus robustus | Epigonidae | Robust cardinalfish |
| Epigonus telescopus | (Risso, 1810) | Epigonus telescopus | Epigonidae | Black cardinal fish |
| Epigonus thai | Prokofiev & Bussarawit, 2012 | Epigonus thai | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus trewavasae | Poll, 1954 | Epigonus constanciae | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus trunovi | Parin & Prokofiev, 2012 | Epigonus trunovi | Epigonidae | |
| Epigonus tuberculatus | Okamoto & Motomura, 2013 | Epigonus tuberculatus | Epigonidae | Keeling deepwater cardinalfish |
| Epigonus waltersensis | Parin & Abramov, 1986 | Epigonus waltersensis | Epigonidae |