Scientific Name
Owstonia totomiensis  
Pronounce  
 Owstonia totomiensis歐氏鰧
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author Tanaka, 1908 Depth 200 - 300M
Chinese 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 紅身歐氏鰧 
Max Length 50 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 甘鯛 
Distribution in World India Ocean to Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan West 
Habitats Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal  Holotype Locality Totomi Prov., Japan 
Synonyms  
Reference 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)  Tanaka, S. 1908 
Specimen List NTMP0213. NTUM04244. NTUM06857. NTUM07040.  
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 scaleless. Dorsal fin with III spines and 20-21 rays; anal fin with I spine and 13-14 rays; caudal fin lanceolate. Lateral line high on body, close to dorsal-fin base, united with that of the other side in front of dorsal origin. Body and fins uniformly pink.
habitats Found on sandy-muddy bottoms about 200m depth.  
Distribution Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific, including Suruga Bay and Tosa Bay in Japan and Taiwan. Also found in Indonesia which is a new record for the northeastern Indian Ocean. It is mainly found in western Taiwanese waters.  
Utility No commercial value.