Ostorhinchus


Ostorhinchus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Apogonidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Etymology

The etymology of the word Ostorhinchus is Greek, with Ostor- stemming from ὀστέον, and -rhinchus stemming from ῥῠ́γχος or ρύγχος, the meaning of which can be beak. The latter refers to the genus' advanced boned jaw.

Species

The 93 recognized species in this genus are:O. angustatus, broad-striped cardinalfishO. aphanes O. apogonoides, short-tooth cardinalfish or goldbelly cardinalfishO. aroubiensis O. aterrimus O. atrogaster, black-belly cardinalfishO. aureus, ring-tailed cardinalfishO. brevispinis O. bryx, offshore cardinalfishO. capricornis, Capricorn cardinalfishO. cavitensis, white-line cardinalfishO. chalcius O. cheni O. chrysopomus, spotted-gill cardinalfishO. chrysotaenia, yellow-lined cardinalfishO. cladophilos, shelter cardinalfishO. compressus, ochre-striped cardinalfishO. cookii, Cook's cardinalfishO. cyanosoma, yellow-striped cardinalfishO. cyanotaenia O. dispar, red-spot cardinalfishO. diversus O. doederleini, Doederlein's cardinalfishO. endekataenia, candy-stripe cardinalfishO. fasciatus, broad-banded cardinalfishO. flagelliferus, coachwhip cardinalfishO. flavus, brassy cardinalfishO. fleurieu Lacépède, 1802, flower cardinalfishO. franssedai, Frans' cardinalfishO. fukuii O. griffini, hook-fin cardinalfishO. gularis, gular cardinalfishO. hartzfeldii, Hartzfeld's cardinalfishO. hoevenii, frost-fin cardinalfishO. holotaenia, copper-striped cardinalfishO. ishigakiensis O. jenkinsi O. kiensis, rifle cardinalfishO. komodoensis, komodo cardinalfishO. leptofasciatus, slender-line cardinalfishO. leslie, Leslie's cardinalfishO. limenus, Sydney cardinalfishO. lineomaculatus, line-spot cardinalfishO. luteus O. maculiferus O. magnifica O. margaritophorus O. melanoproctus, black-vent cardinalfishO. melanopterus O. microspilos, micro-spot cardinalfishO. moluccensis, Moluccan cardinalfishO. monospilus O. multilineatus, many-lined cardinalfishO. mydrus O. nanus, tiny cardinalfishO. neotes, Mini cardinalfishO. nigricans O. nigripes, black-foot cardinalfishO. nigrocinctus, black-belt cardinalfishO. nigrofasciatus, black-stripe cardinalfishO. norfolcensis, Norfolk cardinalfishO. notatus, spot-nape cardinalfishO. noumeae O. novemfasciatus, seven-striped cardinalfishO. ocellicaudus, tail-eye cardinalfishO. oxina O. oxygrammus, sharp-line cardinalfishO. pallidofasciatus, pale-striped cardinalfishO. pallidus O. parvulus O. pleuron, Rib-bar cardinalfishO. popur O. properuptus, southern orange-lined cardinalfishO. pselion O. quinquestriatus O. radcliffei O. regula O. relativus O. rubrimacula, ruby-spot cardinalfishO. rueppellii, western gobblegutsO. schlegeli, Schlegel's cardinalfishO. sealei, Seale's cardinalfishO. selas, meteor cardinalfishO. semilineatus, half-lined cardinalfishO. septemstriatus, seven-band cardinalfishO. sinus O. spilurus O. taeniophorus, reef-flat cardinalfishO. unitaeniatus O. urostigmus O. victoriae, western striped cardinalfishO. wassinki, Kupang cardinalfish