Brassy cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus flavus

Apogonid Fish among Coral Branches

Yellow
Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Small
Temperate fish

Ostorhinchus flavus, the brassy cardinalfish or yellow cardinalfish, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. It occurs on the Great Barrier Reef and in the Coral Sea, as well as in the Tasman Sea at Lord Howe Island and at Norfolk Island. The species also occurs in the south-west Pacific.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cardinalfishes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Ostorhinchus
Maximum length: 9.6 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Lord Howe and Norfolk islands and Middleton Reef in the northern Tasman Sea, Kenn Reef (Coral Sea), and at the Capricornian Group on the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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