Cook's cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus cookii

Ten Centimeters Apogonid Fish of the Persian Gulf

Cook's cardinalfish is known from Indo-Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Ostorhinchus
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman south to Natal and east to the western Pacific where it ranges from Japan to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ). Also reported from Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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