Cepola macrophthalma

Cepola macrophthalma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Cepolidae
Genus: Cepola
Species:
C. macrophthalma
Binomial name
Cepola macrophthalma
Distribution of Cepola macrophthalma
  • dark blue: common
  • light blue: uncommon
Synonyms[2]
  • Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1758
  • Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766
  • Cepola serpentiformis Lacépède, 1800
  • Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810
  • Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839
  • Cepola truncata Swainson, 1839
  • Cepola jugularis Swainson, 1839
  • Cepola gigas Swainson, 1839
  • Cepola attentuata Swainson, 1839
  • Cepola novemradiata Swainson, 1839

Cepola macrophthalma is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cepolidae, the bandfishes. It is found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from Senegal north to the British Isles. This species is known as the red bandfish, though this name is also given to other members of the genus Cepola.

  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F. (2015). "Cepola macrophthalma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198649A15540075. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198649A15540075.en. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cepola macrophthalma". FishBase. June 2021 version.