Four-banded Soldierfish
Ostorhinchus limenus
- Usual depth2–14 m
- Water temperature20–25 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and December
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Ostorhinchus limenus, or Sydney's cardinalfish, is a species of ray-finned fish native to rocky estuaries and offshore reefs in southeastern Australia.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ostorhinchus limenus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 232 records
- February: 205 records
- March: 176 records
- April: 183 records
- May: 166 records
- June: 120 records
- July: 94 records
- August: 124 records
- September: 158 records
- October: 149 records
- November: 174 records
- December: 202 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–14 m · Deepest record: 21 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–25 °C
Photos
(c) Valentin Moser, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) amfstocker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Oscar Dove, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Lek Khauv, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Four-banded Soldierfish, Sydney Cardinalfish
Names in 2 more languages
- German
- Sydney-Kardinalbarsch
- Simplified Chinese
- 港神鹦竺鲷
Other scientific names: Apogon limenus
Similar species
Barred Striped CardinalfishOstorhinchus fasciatus
GobblegutsOstorhinchus rueppellii
Broadstriped CardinalfishOstorhinchus angustatus
Diamond CardinalOstorhinchus apogonoides
Bandtail CardinalOstorhinchus aureus
Blue-eye CardinalfishOstorhinchus 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).
- 1,963 open-data records from 1972 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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