Ostorhinchus compressus

(Smith & Radcliffe, 1911)

Vernacular names
English : Ochre-striped cardinalfish
French : Apogon à bandes ocre

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Kurtiformes (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Apogonidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can grow to 12 cm long. Coloration pinkish-white with six red-brown stripes on flanks, three middle ones being the longest and widest. Red-brown spots on tail peduncle and around head. Very large iridescent blue eyes.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from the eastern Andaman sea to New Caledonia and Vanuatu, north to south Japan. Lives in coral reefs, near branching corals, from 2 to 20 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a wide range and remains common. Its dependance on two coral species could make it threatened on the long term.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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