Acanthocepola
Acanthocepola is a genus of bandfishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
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| Red-spotted Bandfish (A. krusensternii) | |
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| Genus: | Acanthocepola Bleeker, 1874 |
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| Cepola krusensternii Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 | |
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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Acanthocepola in FishBase. February 2013 version.
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