Biology:Ostorhinchus hoevenii
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Short description: Species of fish
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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]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Istothinchus hoevenii" in FishBase. April 2018 version.
- ↑ Dianne J. Bray. "Ostorhinchus hoevenii". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1615. Retrieved 22 Sep 2018.
- ↑ "Order KURTIFORMES (Nurseryfishes and Cardinalfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 31 May 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/kurtiformes/. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
External links
- Photos of Ostorhinchus hoevenii on Sealife Collection
Wikidata ☰ Q1078265 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostorhinchus hoevenii.
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