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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