Bandfish
Acanthocepola limbata
- Usual depth68–90 m
- Water temperature23–28 °C
- Best monthsApril and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Acanthocepola limbata, the blackspot bandfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cepolidae family. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1835 by Achille Valenciennes.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Acanthocepola limbata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 68–90 m · Deepest record: 90 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bandfish, blackspot bandfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Ittenakatachi, イッテンアカタチ
- Simplified Chinese
- 紅簾魚, 背點棘赤刀魚
Other scientific names: Cepola limbata
Similar species
- Bandfish
Acanthocepola abbreviata
- Indian Bandfish
Acanthocepola indica
- Yellowspotted bandfish
Acanthocepola krusensternii
- Large-eyed Bandfish
Owstonia macrophthalma
- Comb Bandfish
Owstonia sibogae
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 100 open-data records from 1958 to 2014.
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