Acanthocepola abbreviata

Acanthocepola abbreviata
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Cepolidae
Genus:	Acanthocepola
Species:	A. abbreviata
Binomial name
Acanthocepola abbreviata (Valenciennes, 1835)
Synonyms
Cepola abbreviata Valenciennes, 1835 Aconthocepola abbreviata (Valenciennes, 1835)

Acanthocepola abbreviata, the bandfish and yellowspotted bandfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Cepolidae family. ^[2] The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1835 by Achille Valenciennes.

References

1. Bucol, A., Santos, M., Cabasan, J.P., Carpenter, K.E. & Stiefel, K.M. 2024. Acanthocepola abbreviata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T46080799A46664504. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T46080799A46664504.en. Accessed on 27 October 2025.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthocepola abbreviata". FishBase . October 2011 version.