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Cepolidae (Bandfishes) > Owstoniinae
Etymology: Owstonia: Named for Alan Owston (1853‒1915), an amateur naturalist, yachtsman and collector of Asian wildlife, notably fishes from Japan and China; kamoharai: Named for the late Dr. Toshiji Kamohara (1901-1972) of Kochi University.
Eponymy: Alan Owston (1853–1915) was an English businessman who was a collector of Asian wildlife, as well as a yachtsman. [...] Dr Toshiji Kamohara (1901–1972) was an ichthyologist who graduated from Tokyo Imperial University (1926). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 200 - 350 m (Ref. 116607). Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: off Western Australia and the Arafura Sea.to southern Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 39.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116607); 40.2 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and G.D. Johnson, 2016. Hidden diversity in deep-water bandfishes: review of Owstonia with descriptions of twenty-one new species (Teleostei: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae). Zootaxa 4187(1):1-103. (Ref. 119093)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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