Short-tail bandfish (Owstonia totomiensis)

Scientific name: Owstonia totomiensis Tanaka, 1908

Short-tail bandfish (Owstonia totomiensis)

The Short-tail bandfish (Owstonia totomiensis) is a marine fish of the family Cepolidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Suruga Bay and Tosa Bay in Japan. Also found in Indonesia which is a new record for the northeastern Indian Ocean.

Biology

Inhabits depths around 200 m. Utilized for human consumption.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Owstonia totomiensis
Family
Cepolidae (Bandfishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Suruga Bay and Tosa Bay in Japan. Also found in Indonesia which is a new record for the northeastern Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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