Comb bandfish (Owstonia pectinifer)

Scientific name: Owstonia pectinifer Myers, 1939

The Comb bandfish (Owstonia pectinifer) is a marine fish of the family Cepolidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific.

Species facts

Scientific name
Owstonia pectinifer
Family
Cepolidae (Bandfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.8
Depth range
183 m (600 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 183 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Gamefish: yes
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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