Deep-Sea taxon details
Cepolidae Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus Cepola Linnaeus, 1764
- Genus Owstonia Tanaka, 1908
- Genus Sphenanthias Weber, 1913
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indo-West Pacific down to New Zealand. Dorsal fin continuous with 0-4...
Description Distribution: Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indo-West Pacific down to New Zealand. Dorsal fin continuous with 0-4 spines; anal fin 0-1 spines. Vomer and palatine toothless. Body color usually red or pink. Maximum length 70 cm attained in Cepola rubescens. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cepolidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/DeepSea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125527 on 2026-01-14
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Cepolidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125527 on 2026-01-14
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Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Distribution: Northeast Atlantic, Mediterranean, Indo-West Pacific down to New Zealand. Dorsal fin continuous with 0-4 spines; anal fin 0-1 spines. Vomer and palatine toothless. Body color usually red or pink. Maximum length 70 cm attained in Cepola rubescens. [details]
