os mes is ▁is ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁moth s ▁in ▁the ▁Car pos in idae ▁family . ▁ ▁Species ▁Met ac os mes is ▁a elin op a ▁Dia kon off , ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Met ac os mes is ▁bar bar og ly pha ▁Dia kon off , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Met ac os mes is ▁ill od is ▁Dia kon off , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Met ac os mes is ▁la xe uta ▁Mey rick , ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁Met ac os mes is ▁x er ost ola ▁Dia kon off , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁( from ▁Sa udi - A rab ia ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Natural ▁History ▁Museum ▁Le pid optera ▁generic ▁names ▁catalog ▁ ▁Category : Car pos in idae <0x0A> </s> ▁Band fish es ▁are ▁a ▁family , ▁C ep ol idae , ▁of ▁per c iform ▁marine ▁fish es . ▁The ▁family ▁includes ▁about ▁ 2 1 ▁species . ▁They ▁are ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁East ▁Atlantic ▁and ▁Ind o - P ac ific , ▁including ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁off ▁Southern ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁They ▁dig ▁bur rows ▁in ▁sand y ▁or ▁mud dy ▁se ab ed ▁and ▁eat ▁zo op l ank ton . ▁As ▁suggested ▁by ▁the ▁name , ▁band fish es ▁are ▁el ong ated ▁in ▁shape , ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long ▁( most ▁species ▁only ▁reach ▁around ▁half ▁that ▁length ), ▁and ▁typically ▁re dd ish , ▁p ink