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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
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 80 - 100 m (Ref. 43239). Temperate; 26°N - 20°S, 72°E - 149°E (Ref. 56298)
Indo-Pacific: India to Gulf of Papua; north to Japan; south to Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Adults pair and feed in loose groups; juveniles gather in small groups on deep sand slopes, usually in current-prone areas (Ref. 48635). Occurs in mud bottoms 15-100 m deep (Ref. 90102). Commonest member of the Japanese cepolid fishes. Caught by trawl net from sandy or muddy bottoms. Used mainly for fish cake. (Ref. 559 and 637). Minimum depth of 15 m reported from Ref. 90102.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20.2 - 26.6, mean 24 °C (based on 40 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00513 (0.00222 - 0.01187), b=2.82 (2.61 - 3.03), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (40 of 100).
