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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Cepolidae (Bandfishes) > Owstoniinae
Etymology: Owstonia: Named for Alan Owston (1853‒1915), an amateur naturalist, yachtsman and collector of Asian wildlife, notably fishes from Japan and China; aurora: Named for the 'Aurora 2007' Philippine Expedition, a project under the Census of Philippine Deep-Sea Biodiversity.
Eponymy: Alan Owston (1853–1915) was an English businessman who was a collector of Asian wildlife, as well as a yachtsman. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin démersal; profondeur 342 - 358 m (Ref. 127466). Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Philippines.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 127466); 8.8 cm SL (female)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 21; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 14; Vertèbres: 28. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D III, 21; A I,14; gill rakers on first arch 35-38; scales on cheek 80-86 in 7-8 rows; lateral line unbranched, not forming loop in front of dorsal fin, and ending below 17th-22nd dorsal-fin soft rays; oblique body scales rows in mid-lateral series 54-58; lower margin of the preopercles rounded; a prominent black blotch on anterior dorsalfin membrane, which extend downward to dorsal-fin base, the remaining membrane of dorsal, anal, and caudal fins are red with white margins and bases, distinct white stripes on mid dorsal and caudal fin membranes; membranes between the maxillary and premaxillary with discontinuous black stripes or patches (Ref. 127466).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Liao, Y.-C., R.B. Reyes Jr. and K.-T. Shao, 2022. Owstonia aurora (Perciformes: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae), a new bandfish from the Philippines. Zootaxa 5189(1):122-130. (Ref. 127466)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

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Owstonia aurora Liao, Reyes & Shao, 2022