Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Ring-Tailed Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus aureus
Ring-Tailed Cardinalfish
Category: Cardinalfishes
Scientific Name: Ostorhinchus aureus
Synonyms: Apogon aureus
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, 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. aureus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712648🔗
iNaturalist ID: 425254🔗

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