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Tiny cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus nanus)
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Apogonidae

Tiny cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus nanus

Six Centimeters Apogonid Fish of the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Tiny cardinalfish is a marine fish from Western Central Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 6 cm.

Maximum length
6 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Madang, Papua New Guinea; Maumere, Indonesia; and, near Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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