Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Ostorhinchus (Genus)
       └O. moluccensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 319879🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425257🔗

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