Yellowstriped cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus cyanosoma

Short lines behind the eye

Yellowstriped cardinalfish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Ostorhinchus
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964 ) and Red Sea south to Mozambique and east to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu and Bonin islands, south to New Caledonia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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