Family Cepolidae - Bandfishes
Order : Eupercaria/misc Cepolidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 3 | Species : 46 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record : lower   Tertiary   upper   Eocene Ref. Berg, L.S. 1958
Remark : Distribution: Eastern Atlantic (off Europe and Mediterranean) and Indo-West Pacific (including New Zealand). Habitat: bottom–dwelling fish that have received little research since only bottom trawl nets can capture them; difficult to study because of their burrowing behaviour and affinity for sand or muddy bottom, depth of 15 to 100 metres (Ref. 128645). Morphology: Continuous dorsal fin with 0-4 spines (often 3). Anal fin 0-2 spines. Vomer and palatine toothless. Postcleithrum 1. Branchiostegal rays 6. Lateral line found along dorsal fin base. Epineural ribs in some trunk vertebrae fused proximally to corresponding pleural ribs. Body color usually red or pink. Maximum length 70 cm, attained in Cepola rubescens. Most species live in self-made burrows in muddy or fine-sand areas. Feed on zooplankton. Pelagic eggs Subfamilies Owstoniinae and Cepolinae. Members of Cepolinae are notably elongate, 48-79 total vertebrae and 55-90 total dorsal-fin soft rays, with the terminal dorsal- and anal-fin soft rays attached to the caudal fin by a membrane (Ref. 119093). Owstoniines are less elongate, only 27-33 vertebrae and 19-26 dorsal-fin soft rays, with dorsal and anal fins not membraneously attached to the caudal fin (Ref. 119093).
Etymology :
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level : normal
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Eupercaria | | | Priacanthiformes | | | Cepolidae

Show species images | Show valid names | Nominal species list | Identification keys | CAS specimen photos | References

Ref.
[ e.g. 9948 ]
Glossary
[ e.g. oophagy ]


Species/Synonymy list for the family Cepolidae as currently in FishBase

Important recommendation:

The list below must not be used as an authority reference synonymy list like those found in scientific published revisions, which must be the source to be used and cited eventually when they exist.

Rather, it reflects the current content of FishBase, and the progress with respect to synchronization with the Catalog of Fishes. However, we think it can be useful for users to assess the quality of information in FishBase, to start new work on the family, or to cross-check with other lists.

But we appreciate to be cited in publications when this list has been of any working value. In particular, for published scientific, we suggest then to cite it in the Material and Method section as a useful tool to conduct the research, but again, not as a taxonomic or nomenclatural authority reference.

Unless it is explicitly precised, the list is not complete, please search all original names published for the family in the Catalog of Fishes (genera, species), including those with uncertain or unknown status, that are not included in FishBase when they are not attached to a valid species.

This list uses some data from Catalog of Fishes (not shown but used to sort names).

The list ordered as follows:

Please send comments and corrections if you detect errors or missing names.

Show all | Show only accepted name | Show only accepted and original names
Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Cepolinae
Cepola macrophthalma (Linnaeus, 1758)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758
synonymseniororiginal
Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764
synonymjuniororiginal
Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766
synonymjuniororiginal
Cepola serpentiformis Lacepède, 1800
synonymjuniororiginal
Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810
synonymjuniororiginal
Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Cepola novemradiata Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Cepola attenuata Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Cepola truncata Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Cepola gigas Swainson, 1839
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Cepola jugularis Swainson, 1839
synonymjuniororiginal
Cepola schlegelii Bleeker, 1854
acceptedseniororiginal
! Cepola schlegeli Bleeker, 1854
synonymseniororiginal
Cepola haastii (Hector, 1881)
acceptedseniornew
Hypolycodes haastii Hector, 1881
synonymseniororiginal
Cepola aotea Waite, 1910
synonymjuniororiginal
Cepola australis Ogilby, 1899
acceptedseniororiginal
Cepola pauciradiata Cadenat, 1950
acceptedseniororiginal
Acanthocepola krusensternii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
acceptedseniornew
Cepola krusensternii Temminck & Schlegel, 1845
synonymseniororiginal
! Acanthocepola krusensterni (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
synonymseniornew
Acanthocepola abbreviata (Valenciennes, 1835)
acceptedseniornew
Cepola abbreviata Valenciennes, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
! Aconthocepola abbreviata (Valenciennes, 1835)
synonymseniornew
Acanthocepola limbata (Valenciennes, 1835)
acceptedseniornew
Cepola limbata Valenciennes, 1835
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
Cepola indica Day, 1888
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Acanthocepola limbata (non Valenciennes, 1835)
misappliedmisappliednew
Owstoniinae
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia sibogae (Weber, 1913)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Owstonia pectinifer (Myers, 1939)
synonymjuniornew
Owstonia weberi (Gilchrist, 1922)
acceptedseniornew
Parasphenanthias weberi Gilchrist, 1922
synonymseniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Owstonia dorypterus (Fowler, 1934)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Owstonia doryptera (Fowler, 1934)
synonymseniornew
Owstonia grammodon (Fowler, 1934)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Sphenanthias grammodon (Fowler, 1934)
synonymseniornew
Owstonia maccullochi Whitley, 1934
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia tosaensis Kamohara, 1934
acceptedseniororiginal
Sphenanthias tosaensis (Kamohara, 1934)
synonymseniornew
Owstonia japonica Kamohara, 1935
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia grammodon (non Fowler, 1934)
misappliedmisappliednew
Owstonia taeniosoma (Kamohara, 1935)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Owstonia simotera (Smith, 1968)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Owstonia simoterus (Smith, 1968)
synonymseniornew
Owstonia whiteheadi (Talwar, 1973)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Owstonia macrophthalma (Fourmanoir, 1985)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Owstonia macrophthalmus (Fourmanoir, 1985)
synonymseniornew
Owstonia nigromarginata (Fourmanoir, 1985)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
! Owstonia nigromarginatus (Fourmanoir, 1985)
synonymseniornew
Owstonia sarmiento Liao, Reyes & Shao, 2009
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia kamoharai Endo, Liao & Matsuura, 2015
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia ainonaka Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia contodon Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia crassa Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia dispar Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia elongata Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia fallax Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia geminata Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia hastata Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia hawaiiensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Sphenanthias sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Owstonia ignota Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia lepiota Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia melanoptera Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia merensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia mundyi Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia nalani Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia nudibucca Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia totomiensis (non Tanaka, 1908)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Owstonia psilos Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia raredonae Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia rhamma Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia scottensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia similis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
acceptedseniororiginal
Owstonia aurora Liao, Reyes & Shao, 2022
acceptedseniororiginal
Back to Search
Comments & Corrections
php script by celloran, 04/03/10, last modified by cmilitante, 29/11/12