red band-fish
Cepola macrophthalma (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Cepola macrophthalma is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cepolidae, the bandfishes. It is found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from Senegal north to the British Isles. This species is known as the red bandfish, though this name is also given to other members of the genus Cepola.
Wikipedia contributors, Cepola macrophthalma; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:43.914047+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cepola macrophthalma (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- red band-fish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Cepolidae
- Genus
- Cepola
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyCepolidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusCepola Linnaeus, 1764
- speciesCepola macrophthalma (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cepola. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese bandfishCepola schlegelii Bleeker, 1854 | CepolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cepola ambifaria Schwarzhans, 2019 | CepolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Ophidion macrophthalma Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Ophidion macrophthalmum Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Cepola serpentiformis Lacepède, 1800 Lacepède, 1800 | synonym |
| Cepola taenia Linnaeus, 1766 Linnaeus, 1766 | synonym |
| Cepola truncata Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
| Cepola attenuata Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
| Cepola gigas Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
| Cepola marginata Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Cepola novemradiata Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
| Cepola rubescens Linnaeus, 1764 Linnaeus, 1764 | synonym |
| Cepola jugularis Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
| Cepola longicauda Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126835 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XK85. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.