Acanthocepola
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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
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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
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Acanthocepola". FishBase. February 2013 version.