Cepola
| Cepola | |
|---|---|
| Cepola macrophthalma | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Cepolidae |
| Subfamily: | Cepolinae |
| Genus: | Cepola Linnaeus, 1764 |
| Type species | |
| 'Ophidion macrophthalmum' | |
| Synonyms | |
Cepola is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the bandfish family, Cepolidae. The name red bandfish is applied to all members of this genus, but particularly C. macrophthalma, and generally not C. australis, which is also known as the Australian bandfish.