Acanthocepola

Updated on Dec 20, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Cepolidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes

Similar Bandfish, Cepola, Perciformes, Abudefduf notatus, Cepola macrophthalma

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:

Acanthocepola abbreviata (Valenciennes, 1835) (Bandfish)

Acanthocepola indica (F. Day, 1888)

Acanthocepola krusensternii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845) (Red-spotted bandfish)

Acanthocepola limbata (Valenciennes, 1835) (Blackspot bandfish)

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