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Owstonia contodon Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 2016

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Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Comments: Type locality of Owstonia contodon, Iloilo Prov., Panay Island, Iloilo City "super" fish market, exact locality and depth of capture unknown (vendor stated that he received the shipment containing these fresh fish from Palawan) (Ref. 119093).
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Main Ref: Smith-Vaniz, W.F. and G.D. Johnson, 2016
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Cepolidae (Bandfishes) > Owstoniinae
Etymology: Owstonia: Named for Alan Owston (1853‒1915), an amateur naturalist, yachtsman and collector of Asian wildlife, notably fishes from Japan and China.;  contodon: Name is a combination of the Greek 'kontos' for short and 'odon' for tooth, referring to the peg-like symphyseal dentary teeth..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 205 - 214 m (Ref. 119093).   Tropical

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