Cepola schlegelii

Cepola schlegelii i is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cepolidae, the bandfishes. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific region.

Cepola schlegelii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Cepolidae
Genus: Cepola
Species:
C. schlegelii
Binomial name
Cepola schlegelii
Bleeker, 1854

Taxonomy

Cepola schlegelii was first formally described in 1854 by the Dutch medical doctor, ichthyologist, and herpetologist Pieter Bleeker with the type locality given as Kaminoseki in Japan.[1] The specific name honours the German ornithologist and herpetologist Hermann Schlegel.[2]

Description

Cepola schlegelii is an elongated fish with the rearmost soft rays of both the elongated dorsal and anal fins connected to its lanceolate caudal fin by a membrane to form a continuous fin. [3] The dorsal fin has 68-70 soft rays while the anal fin has 60-64. The pectoral fin has 19 fin rays There are no spines on the edge of the preoperculum and the cheeks are scaleless.[4] This species attains a maximum total length of 50 cm (20 in).[5] The main colour of the body is red, with a black spot in the membranes of the jaw.[6] The cheek, operculum and fin bases are whitish.[4]

Distribution and habitat

Cepola schlegelii is confirmed from the western Pacific Ocean from Indonesia east to the Philippines and Papua New Guinea, north as far as Japan.[1] In Australia it has been recorded from Bernier Island in Western Australia and north of Wessel Island in the Northern Territory and in the Gulf of Carpentaria. It may also be found on the Northwest Shelf off Western Australia.[4] Reports from Sumatra and South Africa are doubtful.[6] They are found on muddy bottoms in relatively deep water up to 100 m (330 ft)>[5]

Biology

Cepola schlegelii is normally encountered in small groups.[5] Bandfishes of the genus 'Cepola live in burrows in fine substrates.[7] They feed on zooplankton and may rise to 15 m (49 ft) into the water column to feed.[5]

Utilisation

Cepola schelegelii is uncommon in the aquarium trade.[6]

References
  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Cepola". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara, eds. (3 September 2020). "Order Priacanthiformes: Families Priacanthidae and Cepolidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. W.F. Smith-Vaniz (2001). "CEPOLIDAE". In Carpenter, K.E. and Niem, V.H. (eds.). FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 5. Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae) (PDF). FAO Rome. p. 3331.
  4. Dianne J. Bray. "Cepola schlegelii". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Cepola schlegelii" in FishBase. June 2021 version.
  6. Joe Rowlett (2016). "A Guide to Aquarium Bandfishes (Cepola & Acanthocepola)". reefs.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  7. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2021). "Cepolidae" in FishBase. June 2021 version.
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