High-fin Cardinal
Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia
- Usual depth2–24 m
- Water temperature26–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 17 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 10 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 10 records
- October: 5 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–24 m · Deepest record: 26.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- High-fin Cardinal, Yellow-lined Cardinalfish, Yellowlined Cardinalfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Yakushimadateishimochi, ヤクシマダテイシモチ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 黃體天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon chrysotaenia
Similar species
- Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Bandtail CardinalOstorhinchus aureus
Blue-lined CardinalfishOstorhinchus cyanosoma
Blackbanded SoldierfishOstorhinchus nigrofasciatus
- Broadstriped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus angustatus
- Blue-eye Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus compressus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 82 open-data records from 1851 to 2015.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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