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Short-tooth cardinal (Ostorhinchus apogonoides)
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Short-tooth cardinal (Ostorhinchus apogonoides) specimen
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Apogonidae

Short-tooth cardinal

Ostorhinchus apogonoides

Ten Centimeters Apogonid Fish of Japanese Waters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Ostorhinchus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Apogonidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Maximum length
10 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea (Ref. 84159 ), East Africa to the Philippines (Ref. 559 ), north to Miyakejima, Japan (Ref. 559 ) and Taiwan (Ref. 9147 ), south to northern Australia (Ref. 2334 ) and Society Islands (Ref. 76833 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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