Bandfish

Acanthocepola abbreviata

Fish Reaching Thirty Centimeters in Indo West Pacific

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Medium
Tropical fish

Acanthocepola abbreviata, the bandfish and yellowspotted 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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Cepolidae
Genus: Acanthocepola
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: 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).

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