Ostorhinchus hoevenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Kurtiformes |
Family: | Apogonidae |
Genus: | Ostorhinchus |
Species: | O. hoevenii
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Binomial name | |
Ostorhinchus hoevenii (
Bleeker, 1854)
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Synonyms | |
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]
Ostorhinchus hoevenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Kurtiformes |
Family: | Apogonidae |
Genus: | Ostorhinchus |
Species: | O. hoevenii
|
Binomial name | |
Ostorhinchus hoevenii (
Bleeker, 1854)
| |
Synonyms | |
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]