Doederlein's Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus doederleini
- Usual depth2–22 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, June, and November
- How commonOccasional
About this species
Ostorhinchus doederleini is a species of fish in the cardinalfish family, also known by the common names Doederlein's cardinalfish and fourline cardinalfish. In Japanese it is called osuji-ishimochi. It is native to subtropical regions of the western Pacific Ocean, its distribution extending from Japan to Taiwan and Australia to New Caledonia and the Kermadec Islands.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 18 records
- February: 45 records
- March: 17 records
- April: 39 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 45 records
- July: 12 records
- August: 21 records
- September: 20 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 64 records
- December: 39 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–22 m · Deepest record: 87.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Doederlein's Cardinalfish, Four-line Cardinalfish, Fourline Cardinalfish
Names in 4 more languages
- French
- Apogon
- Japanese
- Osujiishimochi, オオスジイシモチ
- Korean
- 세줄얼게비늘
- Simplified Chinese
- 稻氏天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon doderleini, Apogon doederleini
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,407 open-data records from 1900 to 2023.
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