Ostorhinchus cookii

Ostorhinchus cookii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Ostorhinchus
Species: O. cookii
Binomial name
Ostorhinchus cookii
W. J. Macleay, 1881
Synonyms

Amia robusta Smith & Radcliffe, 1911
Apogon cookie MacLeay, 1881
Apogon cookii MacLeay, 1881
Apogon melanotaenia Regan, 1905
Apogon robusta Smith & Radcliffe, 1911
Apogon robustus Smith & Radcliffe, 1911

Ostorhinchus cookii, common names Cook's cardinalfish, Cook's soldierfish, blackbanded cardinal, blackbanded cardinalfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Apogonidae.[2]

This species grows to a maximum length of 10 cm. It is a reef fish that is also used in the aquarium industry. It is indigenous to both the northwest and western central Pacific Ocean as well as the western and eastern Indian Ocean.

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, R. & Gon, O. (2009). "Apogon fleurieu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ostorhinchus cookii (MacLeay, 1881)". marinespecies.org.