Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Orangespot Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus rubrimacula
Orangespot Cardinalfish
Also known as: Redspot Cardinalfish, Rubyspot Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus rubrimacula
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family)
      └Ostorhinchus (Genus)
       └O. rubrimacula (Species)
WoRMS ID: 319884🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425303🔗

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