Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Frostfin Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus hoevenii
Frostfin Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus hoevenii
Synonyms: Apogon hoevenii
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 30-100 ft. (10-30 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Kurtiformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Ostorhinchus (Genus)

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