Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Bandfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from off the Ramu R. mouth.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kailola, P.J., 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Redspotted bandfish, Reben tanda merah, 점줄홍갈치, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Cepolidae (Bandfishes) > Cepolinae
Etymology: Acanthocepola: Greek, akantha = thorn + Latin, cepulla, cepa = onion.
More on authors: Temminck & Schlegel.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 3 - 50 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 37°N - 10°N, 119°E - 141°E (Ref. 56297)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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Acanthocepola krusensternii (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology