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Rifle cardinal (Ostorhinchus kiensis)
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Ecological Illustration of Rifle cardinal (Ostorhinchus kiensis)
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Apogonidae

Rifle cardinal

Ostorhinchus kiensis

Apogonid Fish beneath Philippine Waters

  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Rifle cardinal is known from Northwest Pacific as a fish. Records give a maximum length of 8 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Cardinalfishes
Family
Apogonidae
Genus
Ostorhinchus
Body shape
deep_bodied
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