Cepola macrophthalma: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the cepola macrophthalma lives – recorded in 7 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Cepola macrophthalma
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	7 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Priacanthiformes
Family	Cepolidae

Where does the cepola macrophthalma live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the cepola macrophthalma in 7 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the cepola macrophthalma endangered?

The cepola macrophthalma’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the cepola macrophthalma?

The cepola macrophthalma (Cepola macrophthalma) is a ray-finned fish in the order Priacanthiformes and the family Cepolidae, genus Cepola. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the cepola macrophthalma

Cepola macrophthalma is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cepolidae, the bandfishes. It is found in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from Senegal north to the British Isles. This species is known as the red bandfish, though this name is also given to other members of the genus Cepola.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Cepola macrophthalma (revision 1355317868), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2457336 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).