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Indian bandfish (Owstonia whiteheadi)
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Ecological Illustration of Indian bandfish (Owstonia whiteheadi)
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Cepolidae

Indian bandfish

Owstonia whiteheadi

Bandfish beneath Coastal Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • South Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Indian bandfish is known around Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 25.5 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Cepolidae
Genus
Owstonia
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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