- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- CEPOLIDAE
- Owstonia
Genus Owstonia
Summary:
Owstonia differs from all other cepolids in having the dorsal and anal fins not connected to the caudal peduncle by a membrane. It also has fewer dorsal- and anal-fin ray counts, dorsal fin III-IV, 19‒26 (vs. 0-III; 54‒89), anal fin I-II, 11‒19 (vs. 0‒I, 50‒101); and fewer caudal and total vertebrae 16‒18 and 27‒33 (vs. 40‒67 and 48‒79) (Smith-Vaniz & Johnson 2016).
Owstonia was named for Alan Owston (1853‒1915), amateur naturalist, yachtsman, and collector of Asian wildlife, notably fishes from Japan and China.
Owstonia was named for Alan Owston (1853‒1915), amateur naturalist, yachtsman, and collector of Asian wildlife, notably fishes from Japan and China.
Author: Bray, D.J. 2017
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2017, Owstonia in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/genus/1055
References
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. & Johnson, G.D. 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. PDF Open access