Cepola haastii

(Cepola haastii)

Description

Cepola haastii is a bandfish of the family Cepolidae, found on the inner continental shelf around New Zealand. Its length is between 15 and 25 cm. This species is known as the red bandfish, a name given to most of the other members of the genus Cepola, especially the European species, Cepola macrophthalma.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Cepolidae
Genus:Cepola
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