Bullseye cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus fleurieu
- Usual depth3–34 m
- Water temperature23–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Ostorhinchus fleurieu is a species of cardinalfish native to the Red Sea and Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and the waters around East Africa, Seychelles, India, Sri Lanka, the Indo-Malayan region, and Hong Kong., south to the Ashmore Reef, Western Australia. It is the type species of the genus Ostorhinchus. The specific name honours the French explorer and hydrographer Charles Pierre Claret, comte de Fleurieu (1738-1810) who was a colleague and friend of Lacepède's.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 22 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 7 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–34 m · Deepest record: 90 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bullseye cardinalfish, cardinalfish, Flower Cardinalfish, Gold Cardinalfish, Ring-tail Cardinalfish, Ringtailed cardinalfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Japanese
- Kongotenjikudai, コンゴウテンジクダイ
- Thai
- ปลาอมไข่ดอกไม้
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 斑柄天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon fleurieu, Ostorhynchus fleurieu
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).
- 286 open-data records from 1802 to 2023.
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