Doederlein's cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus doederleini

Fourteen Centimeters Apogonid Fish of Australian Waters

Cross-climate
Subtropical
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Ostorhinchus doederleini is a species of fish in the cardinalfish family, also known by the common names Doederlein's cardinalfish and fourline cardinalfish. In Japanese it is called osuji-ishimochi. It is native to subtropical regions of the western Pacific Ocean, its distribution extending from Japan to Taiwan and Australia to New Caledonia and the Kermadec Islands.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Ostorhinchus
Maximum length: 14 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: subtropical, from southern Japan to Taiwan, then from subtropical Australia to New Caledonia and the Kermadec Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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