Moluccan Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus moluccensis
- Usual depth2–43 m
- Water temperature28–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, April, and May
- How commonRare
About this species
Ostorhinchus moluccensis, commonly known as Moluccan cardinalfish, is a marine fish native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ostorhinchus moluccensis”, 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: 1 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–43 m · Deepest record: 43 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Moluccan Cardinalfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Sehoshitenjikudai, セホシテンジクダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 大目側仔, 大面側仔, 摩鹿加天竺鯛, 摩鹿加鸚天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Apogon chrysosoma, Apogon molluccensis, Apogon moluccensis, Apogon monochrous, Apogon monocrous, Apogon ventrifasciatus
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).
- 68 open-data records from 1832 to 2008.
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