Ostorhinchus cookii
| Ostorhinchus cookii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
| Genus: | Ostorhinchus |
| Species: | O. cookii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ostorhinchus cookii W. J. Macleay, 1881 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amia robusta Smith & Radcliffe, 1911 | |
Ostorhinchus cookii, common names Cook's cardinalfish, Cook's soldierfish, blackbanded cardinal, blackbanded cardinalfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Apogonidae.[2]
This species grows to a maximum length of 10 cm. It is a reef fish that is also used in the aquarium industry. It is indigenous to both the northwest and western central Pacific Ocean as well as the western and eastern Indian Ocean.
References
- ↑ Fricke, R. & Gon, O. (2009). "Apogon fleurieu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ostorhinchus cookii (MacLeay, 1881)". marinespecies.org.
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