Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Apogoniformes (Order)
     └Apogonidae (Family) Cardinalfishes
      └Ostorhinchus (Genus)
       └O. rubrimacula (Species)
WoRMS ID: 319884🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425303🔗

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