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Family: Cepolidae Bandfishes



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46 species (see list below)
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Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Acanthocepola abbreviata (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Acanthocepola abbreviata
[Bandfish]

Photo by Hasan, M.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Acanthocepola indica (Day, 1888)

Photo by Photo by Hasan, M.E.
 
Acanthocepola indica
[]

Photo by Shiina, M.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Acanthocepola krusensternii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Photo by Photo by Shiina, M.
 
Acanthocepola krusensternii
[Red-spotted bandfish]

Photo by Mohite, S.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Acanthocepola limbata (Valenciennes, 1835)

Photo by Photo by Mohite, S.
 
Acanthocepola limbata
[Blackspot bandfish]

Photo by Graham, K.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Cepola australis Ogilby, 1899

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Cepola australis
[Australian bandfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 60 cm TL
 
Cepola haastii
[]

Photo by Cruscanti, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 80 cm TL
Cepola macrophthalma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Photo by Cruscanti, M.
 
Cepola macrophthalma
[Red bandfish]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Cepola pauciradiata Cadenat, 1950

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Cepola pauciradiata
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Cepola schlegelii Bleeker, 1854

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Cepola schlegelii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.3 cm DL
 
Owstonia ainonaka
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.8 cm SL
 
Owstonia aurora
[Aurora’s bandfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 30.3 cm SL
 
Owstonia contodon
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm SL
 
Owstonia crassa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Owstonia dispar
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
 
Owstonia dorypterus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
 
Owstonia elongata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Owstonia fallax
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Owstonia geminata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
 
Owstonia grammodon
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
 
Owstonia hastata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
 
Owstonia hawaiiensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Owstonia ignota
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.4 cm SL
 
Owstonia japonica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40.2 cm SL
 
Owstonia kamoharai
[Kamohara’s Bandfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
 
Owstonia lepiota
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.4 cm SL
 
Owstonia maccullochi
[McCulloch's bandfish]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
Owstonia macrophthalma (Fourmanoir, 1985)

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Owstonia macrophthalma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
 
Owstonia melanoptera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
 
Owstonia merensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Owstonia mundyi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
 
Owstonia nalani
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Owstonia nigromarginata
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 34.2 cm SL
Owstonia nudibucca Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Owstonia nudibucca
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Owstonia psilos
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
 
Owstonia raredonae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
 
Owstonia rhamma
[]

Photo by Liao, Y.C.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
Owstonia sarmiento Liao, Reyes & Shao, 2009

Photo by Photo by Liao, Y.C.
 
Owstonia sarmiento
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Owstonia scottensis
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
Owstonia sibogae (Weber, 1913)

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Owstonia sibogae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Owstonia similis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29.8 cm SL
Owstonia simotera (Smith, 1968)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Owstonia simotera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Owstonia taeniosoma
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Owstonia tosaensis Kamohara, 1934

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Owstonia tosaensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 50 cm TL
 
Owstonia totomiensis
[Short-tail bandfish]

Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 52 cm TL
Owstonia weberi (Gilchrist, 1922)

Photo by Photo by Alvheim, O./Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
 
Owstonia weberi
[]

Photo by Bineesh, K.K.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25.5 cm SL
Owstonia whiteheadi (Talwar, 1973)

Photo by Photo by Bineesh, K.K.
 
Owstonia whiteheadi
[Indian bandfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthocepola abbreviata Bandfish Indo-West Pacific 30 TL 1835
Acanthocepola indica Indian Ocean 55 TL 1888
Acanthocepola krusensternii Red-spotted bandfish Western Pacific 40 TL 1845
Acanthocepola limbata Blackspot bandfish Indo-Pacific 50 TL 1835
Cepola australis Australian bandfish Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1899
Cepola haastii Southwest Pacific 60 TL 1881
Cepola macrophthalma Red bandfish Eastern Atlantic 80 TL 1758
Cepola pauciradiata Eastern Atlantic 70 TL 1950
Cepola schlegelii Indo-West Pacific 50 TL 1854
Owstonia ainonaka Southwest Pacific 21.3 DL 2016
Owstonia aurora Aurora’s bandfish Western Pacific 8.8 SL 2022
Owstonia contodon Western Pacific 30.3 SL 2016
Owstonia crassa Western Pacific 19 SL 2016
Owstonia dispar Western Pacific 8.2 SL 2016
Owstonia dorypterus Western Central Pacific 6.5 SL 1934
Owstonia elongata Western Pacific 11.7 SL 2016
Owstonia fallax Western Pacific 11 SL 2016
Owstonia geminata Western Pacific 7.9 SL 2016
Owstonia grammodon Western Pacific 12.7 SL 1934
Owstonia hastata Western Pacific 13.3 SL 2016
Owstonia hawaiiensis Eastern Pacific 12.4 SL 2016
Owstonia ignota Western Central Pacific 11.8 SL 2016
Owstonia japonica Northwestern Pacific 17.4 SL 1935
Owstonia kamoharai Kamohara’s Bandfish Indo-West Pacific 40.2 SL 2015
Owstonia lepiota Western Indian Ocean 5.8 SL 2016
Owstonia maccullochi McCulloch's bandfish Western Pacific 21.4 SL 1934
Owstonia macrophthalma Western Central Pacific 6.7 SL 1985
Owstonia melanoptera Western Pacific 11.6 SL 2016
Owstonia merensis Western Pacific 5.7 SL 2016
Owstonia mundyi Easterm Central Pacific 12.8 SL 2016
Owstonia nalani Western Pacific 5.4 SL 2016
Owstonia nigromarginata Western Central Pacific 6.8 SL 1985
Owstonia nudibucca Eastern Indian Ocean 34.2 SL 2016
Owstonia psilos Eastern Indian Ocean 18 SL 2016
Owstonia raredonae Western Indian Ocean 9.7 SL 2016
Owstonia rhamma Western Pacific 10.2 SL 2016
Owstonia sarmiento Western Pacific 6.3 SL 2009
Owstonia scottensis Eastern Indian Ocean 11 SL 2016
Owstonia sibogae Indo-West Pacific 9.8 SL 1913
Owstonia similis Western Indian Ocean 8.9 SL 2016
Owstonia simotera Western Indian Ocean 29.8 SL 1968
Owstonia taeniosoma Indo-West Pacific 25 SL 1935
Owstonia tosaensis Indo-West Pacific 40 TL 1934
Owstonia totomiensis Short-tail bandfish Northwest Pacific 50 TL 1908
Owstonia weberi Western Indian Ocean 52 TL 1922
Owstonia whiteheadi Indian bandfish Indian Ocean 25.5 SL 1973



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