Bandfish

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For the family of gastropods also called Cepolidae from the superfamily
Cepolidae (gastropods)
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Bandfish
Cepola macrophthalma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Superfamily:
Cepoloidea
Family: Cepolidae
Rafinesque, 1810[1]
Subfamilies[2]

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The bandfishes,

Atlantic and Indo-Pacific wherethey dig burrows in sandy or muddy seabeds and eat zooplankton
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Taxonomy

The bandfishes belong to the family Cepolidae, which is the only member of the

Eupercaria.[3]

Subfamilies and genera

The family Cepolidae has 23 species which are arranged into two

genera as follows:[2][3][1][4]

Some authorities recognise an additional two genera Pseudocephala and Sphenanthias[2] but these are regarded as synonyms of Owstonia by others.[4]

Etymology

The family name, Cepolidae, is derived from the name coined in 1764 by Linnaeus for the type genus, Cepola and means "little onion", Linnaeus did not explain why he chose this name. It is likely derived from cepollam or cepulam, which in 1686 was said by Francis Willughby to be local names among Roman fishermen for the similar "Fierasfer", a pearlfish, to which Linnaeus believed Cepola macrophthalma was related. As well as this, in 1872 Giovanni Canestrini reported that in Naples the common name for C. macropthalma is Pesce cipolia meaning “onion fish”.[5]

Homonymy

The name Cepolidae Rafinesque, 1815 is a senior

Cepolidae Ihering, 1909 a family of land snails belonging to the superfamily Helicoidea. The case needs be submitted to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to resolve the homonymy.[6]

Characteristics

The bandfishes are characterised by the possession of a continuous

cycloid scales which have crenulated edges. The distal pelvic fin rays are unbranched, the remaining proximal four rays are branched.[7]

Distribution

The bandfishes are found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the

Indo-West Pacific region, as far south as New Zealand.[3]

Biology

The bandfishes are mostly

pelagic eggs.[3]

Cultural references

The oldest recipe by a named author involves the preparation of a bandfish. The original recipe book, by Mithaecus, is now lost, but the recipe itself survives thanks to being quoted in the Deipnosophistae.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c Richard van der Laan; William N. Eschmeyer & Ronald Fricke (2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (2): 001–230. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
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    on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2021). "Cepolidae" in FishBase. June 2021 version.
  4. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cepolidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  5. ^ 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 14 August 2021.
  6. ^ Ruud Bank (13 June 2017). "Cepolidae Ihering, 1909". MolluscaBase. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b c Bray, D.J. (2017). "Bandfishes, CEPOLIDAE". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Bandfish". britannica.com. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
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  10. ISBN 0-415-15657-2
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