WoRMS taxon details
Cepolidae Rafinesque, 1815
Genus Acanthocepola Bleeker, 1874
Genus Cepola Linnaeus, 1764
Genus Owstonia Tanaka, 1908
Genus Pseudocepola Kamohara, 1935
Genus Sphenanthias Weber, 1913
Genus Aconthocepola accepted as Acanthocepola Bleeker, 1874 (misspelling)
Genus Hypolycodes Hector, 1881 accepted as Cepola Linnaeus, 1764
Genus Loxopseudochromis Fowler, 1934 accepted as Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 (synonym)
Genus Opsipseudochromis Fowler, 1934 accepted as Owstonia Tanaka, 1908
Genus Parasphenanthias Gilchrist, 1922 accepted as Owstonia Tanaka, 1908
Genus Cepola Linnaeus, 1764
Genus Owstonia Tanaka, 1908
Genus Pseudocepola Kamohara, 1935
Genus Sphenanthias Weber, 1913
Genus Aconthocepola accepted as Acanthocepola Bleeker, 1874 (misspelling)
Genus Hypolycodes Hector, 1881 accepted as Cepola Linnaeus, 1764
Genus Loxopseudochromis Fowler, 1934 accepted as Owstonia Tanaka, 1908 (synonym)
Genus Opsipseudochromis Fowler, 1934 accepted as Owstonia Tanaka, 1908
Genus Parasphenanthias Gilchrist, 1922 accepted as Owstonia Tanaka, 1908
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indo-West Pacific down to New Zealand. Dorsal fin continuous with 0-4...
Description Distribution: Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indo-West Pacific down to New Zealand. Dorsal fin continuous with 0-4 spines; anal fin 0-1 spines. Vomer and palatine toothless. Body color usually red or pink. Maximum length 70 cm attained in Cepola rubescens. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Cepolidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125527 on 2023-09-26
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Distribution: Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indo-West Pacific down to New Zealand. Dorsal fin continuous with 0-4 spines; anal fin 0-1 spines. Vomer and palatine toothless. Body color usually red or pink. Maximum length 70 cm attained in Cepola rubescens. [details]
