Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Apogoniformes (Order)
      └Apogonidae (Family)
       └Ostorhinchus (Genus)
        └O. cyanosoma (Species)
WoRMS ID: 319876🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425261🔗

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