There are currently 36 recognized species in this genus: •
Owstonia ainonaka Smith-Vaniz &
G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia contodon Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia crassa Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia dispar Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia doryptera (
Fowler, 1934) •
Owstonia elongata Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia fallax Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia geminata Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia grammodon (Fowler, 1934) •
Owstonia hastata Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia hawaiiensis Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia ignota Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia japonica Kamohara, 1935 •
Owstonia kamoharai Endo,
Y. C. Liao &
Matsuura, 2015 (Kamohara's bandfish) •
Owstonia lepiota Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia maccullochi Whitley, 1934 (McCulloch's bandfish) •
Owstonia macrophthalma (
Fourmanoir, 1985) •
Owstonia melanoptera Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia merensis Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia mundyi Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia nalani Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia nigromarginata (Fourmanoir, 1985) •
Owstonia nudibucca Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia psilos Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia raredonae Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia rhamma Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia sarmiento Y. C. Liao,
Reyes &
K. T. Shao, 2009 •
Owstonia scottensis Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia sibogae (
M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Comb bandfish) •
Owstonia similis Smith-Vaniz & G. D. Johnson, 2016 •
Owstonia simotera (
J. L. B. Smith, 1968) •
Owstonia taeniosoma (Kamohara, 1935) •
Owstonia tosaensis Kamohara, 1934 •
Owstonia totomiensis S. Tanaka, 1908 (Short-tail bandfish) •
Owstonia weberi (
Gilchrist, 1922) •
Owstonia whiteheadi (
Talwar, 1973) (Indian bandfish) ==Characteristics==