The crested bandfish (Lophotus guentheri) is a species of crestfish in the family Lophotidae.

[2] The species was presumably named for Albert Günther, an ichthyologist at the British Museum (Natural History).

[1] The species has been found in four locations in the western Pacific: in Australia, near Emu Bay, Tasmania and off the New South Wales coast; Johnston Atoll; and southwestern Taiwan.

[2] Very little is known about the crested bandfish, although specimens have been reported to wash ashore following storms.

[3] The crested bandfish has been evaluated as "Least Concern" for the IUCN Red List.