Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Blackstripe Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Blackstripe Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Synonyms: Apogon nigrofasciatus
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family) Cardinalfishes
      └Ostorhinchus (Genus)
       └O. nigrofasciatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712679🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425284🔗

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