Owstonia sensu Smith (1968)

Liao, Yun-Chih, Reyes Jr, Rodolfo B. & Shao, Kwang-Tsao, 2009, A New Bandfish, Owstonia Sarmiento (Pisces: Perciformes: Cepolidae: Owstoniinae), From The Philippines With A Key To Species Of The Genus, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 57 (2), pp. 521-525 : 522

Key to species of Owstonia sensu Smith (1968)

1 Lateral series of scales from gill opening to caudal base less than or equal to 44 ............................................................... 2

– Lateral series of scales from gill opening to caudal base more than 45, about 55–60 ......... O. totomiensis ( O. maccullochi )

2 Pelvic fin long, attending to anal fin base; anal fin with one spine ...................................................................................... 3

– Pelvic fin short, not extending to anal fin base; anal fin with two spines ......................... Owstonia sarmiento , new species

3 Gill raker upper 9 and lower 15 ...................... O. dorypterus

– Gill raker upper 14–17 and lower 28–30 ................................ ....................................................... O. weberi ( O. microlepis )