Manylined Cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus multilineatus

Light cream-colored with numerous dark horizontal stripes of different widths. Head dark brownish with several white stripes.

Size : 10 cm

Habitat : In lagoons and coastal reefs, 2-25 m. Alone or in small groups.

Distribution : Sumatra and Malaysia to the Philippines and Solomons.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Kurtiformes

FAMILY

:

Apogonidae

GENUS

:

Ostorhinchus

SPECIES

:

Ostorhinchus multilineatus

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner