Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific 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)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Ostorhinchus (Genus)
       └O. compressus (Species)

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