Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Goldbelly Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus apogonoides
Goldbelly Cardinalfish
Also known as: Plain Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus apogonoides
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, 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. apogonoides (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712645🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425255🔗

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