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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Cepolidae (Bandfishes) > Owstoniinae
Etymology: Owstonia: Named for Alan Owston (1853‒1915), an amateur naturalist, yachtsman and collector of Asian wildlife, notably fishes from Japan and China.; merensis: Nane from combination of "mer", name used by Torres Strait islanders for Murray Island, which is the nearest island to the type locality, and Latin suffix 'ensis' meaning belonging to..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 480 m (Ref. 119093). Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Australia.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 119093)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

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Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and G.D. Johnson, 2016. Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae). Zootaxa 4187(1):1-103. (Ref. 119093)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Owstonia merensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016