Sevenband Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus septemstriatus
- Usual depth35–114 m
- Water temperature25–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust, September, and October
- How commonOccasional
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 18 records
- February: 21 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 21 records
- May: 9 records
- June: 36 records
- July: 17 records
- August: 113 records
- September: 124 records
- October: 148 records
- November: 29 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 35–114 m · Deepest record: 418 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Sevenband Cardinalfish, Seven-banded Cardinal-fish, Seven-banded Cardinalfish, Seven-banded Soldier-fish
Other scientific names: Apogon septemstriata, Apogon septemstriatua, Apogon septemstriatus, Apogon septenistriatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 599 open-data records from 1880 to 2017.
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