Red bandfish

Cepola haastii

Sixty Centimeters Bandfish

Red
Island endemic
Southern Hemisphere
Island endemic species
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Large

Cepola haastii is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cepolidae, the bandfishes. It is found on the inner continental shelf around New Zealand. Its length is between 15 and 25 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Cepolidae
Genus: Cepola
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: endemic to the New Zealand Plateau.

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