Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus (Lachner, 1953) is a animal in the Apogonidae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus (Lachner, 1953)

Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus (Lachner, 1953)

The blackstripe cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus) is a striped Indo-Pacific cardinalfish that grows to 10 cm and sometimes enters the aquarium trade.

Family
Genus
Ostorhinchus
Order
Perciformes
Class

About Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus (Lachner, 1953)

Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus, commonly called the blackstripe cardinalfish, is a species of cardinalfish native to the Indo-Pacific region. This fish has yellow and black stripes, reaches a maximum length of 10 centimeters, and is occasionally sold in the aquarium trade.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Perciformes Apogonidae Ostorhinchus

More from Apogonidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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