Ostorhinchus hoevenii
| Ostorhinchus hoevenii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gobiiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Ostorhinchus |
| Species: | O. hoevenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Ostorhinchus hoevenii (Bleeker, 1854)
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Apogon hoevenii Bleeker, 1854 | |
Ostorhinchus hoevenii is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes, it is from the Indo-West Pacific north to Japan and south to Australia. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 6 cm in length.[1] It occurs in small groups among corals, sea urchins, crinoids and algae.[2] The specific name honours the Dutch zoologist Jan van der Hoeven (1801-1868).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). June "Istothinchus hoevenii month- June". FishBase.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Dianne J. Bray. "Ostorhinchus hoevenii". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 22 Sep 2018.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2018). "Order KURTIFORMES (Nurseryfishes and Cardinalfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Ostorhinchus hoevenii on Sealife Collection
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