Yellowlined cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia

Twelve Centimeters Apogonid Fish of Indonesian Waters

Yellow
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Yellowlined cardinalfish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 12 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Ostorhinchus
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Japan south to northwestern Australia; Indonesia east to Solomon Islands; reported from New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ) and Andaman Island (Ref. 87596 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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