Red-spotted bandfish (Acanthocepola krusensternii)

Scientific name: Acanthocepola krusensternii Temminck & Schlegel, 1845

Red-spotted bandfish (Acanthocepola krusensternii)

The Red-spotted bandfish (Acanthocepola krusensternii) is a marine fish of the family Cepolidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan to the China Sea. Also reported from Indonesia and northwestern Australia.

Biology

Identified by the spaced series of pupil-sized red spots along upper sides.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Acanthocepola krusensternii
Family
Cepolidae (Bandfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan to the China Sea. Also reported from Indonesia and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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