Scientific Name
Owstonia tosaensis  
Pronounce  
 Owstonia tosaensis土佐歐氏鰧
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Kamohara, 1934 Depth 200 - 300M
Chinese 土佐歐氏鰧 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 赤刀魚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F407　Cepolidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 土佐灣楔花鮨鰧 
Max Length 40 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 甘鯛 
Distribution in World Japan to Taiwan   Distribution in Taiwan North East 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Mimase, Japan 
Synonyms Owstonia tosaensis   
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Kamohara, T. 1934 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 
Specimen List ASIZP0807622. ASIZP0917622. FRIP22400. NMMBP01862. NMMBP04141. NMMBP04836. NMMBP04837. NMMBP05031. NMMBP05032. NMMBP05133. NMMBP05134. NMMBP05163. NMMBP05587. NMMSTP00350. NMMSTP00425. NMMSTP01631. NTMP1150. NTUM05352. NTUM05353. NTUM05354. NTUM06763. NTUM07041.  
Barcode2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100%
Common Name Bandfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic Body oblong, rather deep, last soft ray of dorsal and anal fins not connected to caudal fin by a membrane; body depth 3-4 in stardand length. Head short, with blunt snout. Eyes relatively large and high on head. Mouth large, oblique; upper jaw broad at end, without supramaxilla, and extending to below posterior margin of eye; a single row of slender, slightly curved teeth in jaws. Cheek with 6 rows of scales. Dorsal fin with III spines and 23 rays; anal fin with I spine and 16 rays; caudal fin lanceolate. Lateral line high on body, close to dorsal-fin base, not united with that of the other side in front of dorsal origin. Body uniformly pink; dorsal and anal fins yellow; upper lobe of caudal fin pale red, lower lobe yellow.
habitats Found on sandy-muddy bottoms about 200m depth.  
Distribution Distributed in the northwest Pacific from Japan to Taiwan. It is mainly found in northeastern Taiwanese waters.  
Utility No commercial value.