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Cepolidae (Bandfishes) > Cepolinae
Etymology: Acanthocepola: Greek, akantha = thorn + Latin, cepulla, cepa = onion.
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 10 - 80 m (Ref. 127963). Tropical; 31°N - 29°S, 47°E - 155°E
Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf, Vietnam, Indonesia (Java to Flores and West Papua), Philippines, Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby to Milne Bay), and Australia (Queensland; Northern Territory and Western Australia).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 11441)
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 69 - 80; Espinas anales: 0 - 2; Radios blandos anales: 70 - 84; Vértebra: 45 - 49. This species is characterized by the following: HL 6.3-8.4 in SL; preopercle with 5 blunt spines, the longest at angle. Colouration: head and body orange-pink with double series of yellow spots (smaller than pupil) on the sides; dorsal fin yellow-orange, anal fin yellow and median fins with narrow black margins; paired fins yellow with pink rays (Ref. 127963).
Occurs in muddy habitats, usually in large colonies, each individual with its own burrow. Rises high above the substrate in schools to feed when plankton drifts over, typically in vertical posture (Ref. 48635).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. (Ref. 6192)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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