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Ostorhinchus microspilos Microspot cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus microspilos is commonly referred to as Microspot cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Dr. John Ernest (Jack) Randall (†), Hawaii

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lexID:
8611 
AphiaID:
712673 
Scientific:
Ostorhinchus microspilos 
German:
Kardinalbarsch 
English:
Microspot Cardinalfish 
Category:
Cardinalfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Ostorhinchus (Genus) > microspilos (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Allen & Randall, ), 2002 
Occurrence:
Indonesia 
Size:
up to 2.76" (7 cm) 
Temperature:
71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 
Food:
Amphipods, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Invertebrates, Living Food, Mysis, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 
Difficulty:
There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 
Offspring:
None 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2015-07-31 14:39:19 

Info

(Allen & Randall, 2002)

Ostorhinchus microspilos is a reef-associated species that lives in a depth range 20 - 25 meters.

The cardinalfish feed on zooplankton and small invertebrates.

Synonym:
Apogon microspilos Allen & Randall, 2002

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Ostorhinchus (Genus) > Ostorhinchus microspilos (Species)

External links

  1. FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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