Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Splitband Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus compressus
Splitband Cardinalfish
Also known as: Ochre-Striped Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus compressus
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family) Cardinalfishes
      └Ostorhinchus (Genus)
       └O. compressus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712653🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425258🔗

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