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Acanthocepola limbata (Valenciennes, 1835)

Blackspot bandfish
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: 背點棘赤刀魚, 赤刀
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Sharp Island, with at least 30 individuals observed in close proximity. Mostly seen between April and June, in waters less than 10 meters in depth. Occasionally caught by bottom trawlers (Ref. 128523).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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 author: Valenciennes.

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

Marine; demersal; depth range 80 - 100 m (Ref. 43239).   Temperate; 26°N - 20°S, 72°E - 149°E (Ref. 56298)

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