Bargill Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus sealei
- Usual depth1–24 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, June, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Ostorhinchus sealei, Seale's cardinalfish or the cheek-barred cardinalfish, is a species of ray-finned fish, a cardinalfish, from the family Apogonidae. It is an Indo-Pacific species which ranges from Malaysia east to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan and south to northwestern Australia, as well as Palau in Micronesia. It is an uncommon species which occurs among branching corals in the sheltered lagoons protected by reefs. It can be found in small to large aggregations low in the water over the reef. It is infrequent below depths of 10 metres (33 ft). They are mouthbrooders which form pairs to mate. During the day these fish shelter in the reef and they emerge at night to feed on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Alvin Seale (1871–1958).
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 6 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 6 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–24 m · Deepest record: 125 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Bargill Cardinalfish, Cheek-bar Cardinal, Cheekbar Cardinal, Cheekbar Cardinalfish, Seale's Cardinalfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 西爾鸚天竺鯛
Other scientific names: Amia sealei, Apogon sealei
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).
- 98 open-data records from 1929 to 2000.
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