Blue-eye Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus compressus
- Usual depth3–15 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust, October, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Ostorhinchus compressus, commonly called the ochre-striped cardinalfish, blue-eyed cardinalfish or split banded cardinalfish, is a marine cardinalfish from the Indo-West Pacific from the family Apogonidae. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12 cm in length.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 13 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 8 records
- May: 14 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 18 records
- August: 19 records
- September: 14 records
- October: 26 records
- November: 25 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–15 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-eye Cardinalfish, Blue-eyed Cardinalfish, Splitband Cardinalfish, Split-banded Cardinalfish
Names in 3 more languages
- French
- Apogon à bandes ocre
- Japanese
- Hiratenjikudai, ヒラテンジクダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 裂帶天竺鯛, 裂帶鸚天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Amia compressa, Apogon compressus, Apogonichthys macrophthalmus
Similar species
- Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Bandtail CardinalOstorhinchus aureus
Blue-lined CardinalfishOstorhinchus cyanosoma
Blackbanded SoldierfishOstorhinchus nigrofasciatus
- Broadstriped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus angustatus
- Blackbanded Cardinal
Ostorhinchus cookii
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 640 open-data records from 1911 to 2023.
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