Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Frostfin Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus hoevenii
Frostfin Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus hoevenii
Synonyms: Apogon hoevenii
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 30-100 ft. (10-30 m)
Distribution: West Pacific, Indonesia, 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. hoevenii (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712662🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425265🔗

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