Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Ring-Tailed Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus aureus
Ring-Tailed Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus aureus
Synonyms: Apogon aureus
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Kurtiformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Ostorhinchus (Genus)

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