Ochre-striped cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus compressus)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Ostorhinchus compressus
- Common name
- Ochre-striped cardinalfish
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Apogonidae
- Genus
- Ostorhinchus
- Size
- 7–12 cm
- Depth
- 1–20 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- coral-reef
- Behaviours
- schooling
- Ocean zones
- Asian Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea
Description
Ostorhinchus compressus reaches 12 cm. Indo-Pacific cardinalfish with laterally compressed body (hence compressus) metallic blue-green with distinctive black-white longitudinal line on flanks and large red eye. Lives in dense schools from 1 to 20 m under table corals and shallow coralligenous of central and western Indo-Pacific. Nocturnal, comes out to hunt zooplankton at night. Male mouth brooding. Classic macro photo subject of shallow coral dives.
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Ochre-striped cardinalfish?
- Ochre-striped cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus compressus) reaches 7–12 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Ochre-striped cardinalfish?
- Ochre-striped cardinalfish is found between 1–20 m deep.
- Is the Ochre-striped cardinalfish dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Ochre-striped cardinalfish?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Ochre-striped cardinalfish?
- Found in: Asian Pacific, Indian Ocean & Red Sea.
Other species in the genus Ostorhinchus
Other species in the family Apogonidae
- Apogon imberbis - Cardinal fish
- Sphaeramia nematoptera - Pajama cardinalfish
- Pterapogon kauderni - Banggai cardinalfish
- Siphamia tubifer - Urchin cardinalfish
- Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus - Five-lined cardinalfish
- Apogonichthyoides melas - Black cardinalfish
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 712653)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 5788261)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia