About Ostorhinchus sealei (Fowler, 1918)
Ostorhinchus sealei, commonly known as Seale's cardinalfish or the cheek-barred cardinalfish, is a species of ray-finned cardinalfish that belongs to the family Apogonidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region, where its distribution ranges from Malaysia east to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to northwestern Australia, and also includes Palau in Micronesia. This is an uncommon species that lives among branching corals in sheltered reef-protected lagoons. It can be found in small to large aggregations that stay close to the reef, low in the water column. It is rarely found at depths greater than 10 metres (33 ft). Ostorhinchus sealei are mouthbrooders that form mating pairs. During the day, these fish take shelter within the reef, and they emerge at night to feed on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates. The specific scientific name of this species honors American ichthyologist Alvin Seale (1871–1958).
