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Ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus)
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Apogonidae

Ring-tailed cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus aureus

Fourteen Point Five Centimeters Apogonid Fish of New Caledonia

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

Ring-tailed cardinalfish is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 14.5 cm.

Maximum length
14.5 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to Miyakejima, Japan (Ref. 559 ), south to Australia and New Caledonia (Ref. 2142 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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