WoRMS taxon details
Cepola macrophthalma (Linnaeus, 1758)
126835 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126835)
accepted
Species
Cepola attenuata Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Cepola gigas Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Cepola jugularis Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810 · unaccepted
Cepola novemradiata Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764 · unaccepted
Cepola serpentiformis Lacepède, 1800 · unaccepted
Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
Cepola truncata Swainson, 1839 · unaccepted
Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cepola macrophthalma (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126835 on 2025-07-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
original description (of Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cepola attenuata Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cepola gigas Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cepola jugularis Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 56, Pl. 16 (fig. 4) [details]
original description (of Cepola serpentiformis Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 529 [details]
original description (of Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Cepola novemradiata Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cepola truncata Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cepola attenuata Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cepola gigas Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cepola jugularis Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810) Rafinesque, C. S. (1810). Caratteri di alcuni nuovi generi e nuove specie di animali e piante della sicilia, con varie osservazioni sopra i medisimi. <em>Per le stampe di Sanfilippo: Palermo, Italy.</em> Part 1 involves fishes, pp. [i-iv] 3-69 [70 blank], Part 2 with slightly different title, pp. ia-iva + 71-105 [106 blank]). Pls. 1-20., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47825964
page(s): 56, Pl. 16 (fig. 4) [details]
original description (of Cepola serpentiformis Lacepède, 1800) Lacepède, B. G. E. (1800). Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
page(s): 529 [details]
original description (of Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Cepola novemradiata Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
original description (of Cepola truncata Swainson, 1839) Swainson, W. (1839). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. <em>Spottiswoode & Co., London.</em> v. 2: i-vi + 1-452. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
additional source
Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. <em>Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France.</em> 307 pp., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/145561.pdf [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Authority Linnaeus, 1758 [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Albanian | peshk shirit i zakonshëmpeshk shirit i kuqpeshk shirit | [details] |
| Dutch | rode lintvisrode bandvis [from synonym] | [details] |
| English | red band-fish | [details] |
| French | fouetcépolecepole | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Τσιπούλα | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | rød cepola | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | raud cepola | [details] |
| Turkish | kurdela baligi [from synonym] | [details] |
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Cepola serpentiformis Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (312 publications) (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cepola attenuata Swainson, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cepola macrophthalma)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cepola rubescens) (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola attenuata Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola novemradiata Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola serpentiformis Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola gigas Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola jugularis Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola truncata Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase images (Cepola macrophthalma, Italy, by Cruscanti, M.)
To Genbank (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3135646) (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cepola macrophthalma RAD119745-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To ITIS
To Barcode of Life (30 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Cepola serpentiformis Lacepède, 1800)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (312 publications) (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cepola attenuata Swainson, 1839)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (7 publications) (from synonym Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cepola macrophthalma)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cepola rubescens) (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola attenuata Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola novemradiata Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola serpentiformis Lacepède, 1800)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola gigas Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola jugularis Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase (from synonym Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758)
To FishBase (from synonym Cepola truncata Swainson, 1839)
To FishBase images (Cepola macrophthalma, Italy, by Cruscanti, M.)
To Genbank (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (50 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3135646) (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cepola macrophthalma RAD119745-001)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764)
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
