CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota

Animalia (kingdom) » Chordata (phylum) » Actinopterygii (class) » Perciformes (order) » Cepolidae (family)

CAAB Code:	37 380010 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Owstonia ainonaka Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016
Rank:	Species

CAAB category:	37 - Pisces Fishes
Family:	37 380 Cepolidae (Bandfishes) - show full list
Standard Name:	[a bandfish]
Organism Type:	a bandfish
Synonyms:	Owstonia totomiensis [misidentification]
Taxon lists:	Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List:
Habitat:	Shelf Demersal (40-200m)
Parent Codes:	37 380903 Owstonia spp.

Distribution map:
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Modelled distribution shown as blue polygon (source: Australian National Fish Expert Distributions) Updated on 2025-08-07.
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Expected species depth range is from 183 to 183 m.

Taxon Notes:

Known only from the holotype collected off Coffs Harbour, NSW (30°18'S, 153°26'E) in 183 m depth.

Identifiers:

AFD	urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:1be2f0d0-523b-485a-a371-170ee5c03bfa Name status: accepted Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia
FoA	2371 View at FoA
WoRMS	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1385093 Name status: accepted Checked on: 2021-05-05 View at WoRMS - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report