Biology:Acanthocepola

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Acanthocepola
Acanthocepola krusensternii.JPG
Red-spotted Bandfish (A. krusensternii)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cepolidae
Subfamily: Cepolinae
Genus: Acanthocepola
Bleeker, 1874
Type species
Cepola krusensternii
Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

Acanthocepola is a genus of bandfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Acanthocepola abbreviata (Valenciennes, 1835) (Bandfish)
  • Acanthocepola indica (F. Day, 1888)
  • Acanthocepola krusensternii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Red-spotted bandfish)
  • Acanthocepola limbata (Valenciennes, 1835) (Blackspot bandfish)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Acanthocepola in FishBase. February 2013 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2618833 entry