Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Cepolidae (Bandfishes) > Owstoniinae
Etymology: Owstonia: Named for Alan Owston (1853‒1915), an amateur naturalist, yachtsman and collector of Asian wildlife, notably fishes from Japan and China; ainonaka: Name for the second author’s wife, a combination of the first (Ai) and last name (Nonaka); noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Alan Owston (1853–1915) was an English businessman who was a collector of Asian wildlife, as well as a yachtsman. [...] Ai Nonaka is the wife of GD Johnson. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 183 m (Ref. 119093). Deep-water
Southwest Pacific: southeastern Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.3 cm DL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119093)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 13; Vertebrae: 28. This species is distinguished by having the following characters: with LL pattern type 1; the lower limb margin of preopercle without spines; all cheek scales abutting adjacent scales; D III, 21; premaxillary stripe consists of several, irregular, dark blotches; lanceolate caudal fin (Ref. 119093).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and G.D. Johnson, 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. (Ref. 119093)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).