Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Moluccan Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus moluccensis
Moluccan Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus moluccensis
Size: Up to 3 in. (8 cm)  
Depth: 3-80 ft. (1-25 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Kurtiformes (Order)
      └Apogonidae (Family)
       └Ostorhinchus (Genus)
        └O. moluccensis (Species)

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