Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Kurtiformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Ostorhinchus (Genus)

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