Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Yellowstriped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
Yellowstriped Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
Synonyms: Apogon cyanosoma
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 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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