Owstonia
| Owstonia | |
|---|---|
| Owstonia sibogae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Cepolidae |
| Subfamily: | Owstoninae Jordan, Tanaka & Snyder, 1913 |
| Genus: | Owstonia S. Tanaka, 1908 |
| Type species | |
| Owstonia totomiensis Tanaka, 1908 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Parasphenanthias Gilchrist, 1922 | |
Owstonia is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cepolidae, the bandfishes. It is the only genus in the monotypic subfamily Owstoninae. They are found in deep waters of the Indian and Pacific Ocean.