Ostorhinchus limenus
Ostorhinchus limenus (Randall & Hoese, 1988)
Sydney cardinalfish
photo by Banks, I.


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Family:  Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes), subfamily: Apogoninae
Max. size:  14 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 30 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: southeastern Australia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found in rocky estuaries to offshore reefs, usually in small aggregations (Ref. 9002).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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