Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Cepolidae Bandfishes
Subfamily: Cepolinae
Genus: Acanthocepola

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Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

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

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Acanthocepola abbreviata
[Bandfish]

Photo by Hasan, M.E.

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

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Acanthocepola indica
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Photo by Shiina, M.

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

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Acanthocepola krusensternii
[Red-spotted bandfish]

Photo by Mohite, S.

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

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Acanthocepola limbata
[Blackspot 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



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