Blue-lined Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
- Usual depth2–19 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and October
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ostorhinchus cyanosoma, commonly known as the yellow-striped cardinalfish, goldenstriped cardinalfish, or the orange-lined cardinalfish, is a species of marine fish in the cardinalfish family of order Perciformes. It is native to the Indo-West Pacific.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 82 records
- February: 63 records
- March: 80 records
- April: 92 records
- May: 127 records
- June: 78 records
- July: 89 records
- August: 98 records
- September: 95 records
- October: 148 records
- November: 95 records
- December: 68 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–19 m · Deepest record: 44 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Photos
(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist 
(c) Juraj Ahel, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-lined Cardinalfish, Bluespot Cardinalfish, Blue-striped Cardinalfish, Goldenstriped Cardinalfish, goldstriped card, Mangrove Cardinalfish, Orange-lined Cardinal, Orange-lined Cardinalfish, Orangelined Cardinalfish, Yellow Cardinalfish, Yellowstriped cardinalfish, Yellow-striped Cardinalfish
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Gelbstreifen-Kardinalbarsch, Goldstreifen-Kardinalbarsch
- French
- Apogon à rayures jaunes
- Japanese
- アカホシキンセンイシモチ
- Simplified Chinese
- 金帶鸚天竺鯛, 金線鸚天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon cyanosoma, Apogon cyanosomus, Ostorhynchus cyanosoma
Similar species
- Barred Striped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Bandtail CardinalOstorhinchus aureus
Blackbanded SoldierfishOstorhinchus nigrofasciatus
- Broadstriped Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus angustatus
- Blue-eye Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus compressus
- 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).
- 1,291 open-data records from 1853 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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