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Broad-banded Cardinalfish, photographed on a transparent background
Photo: Hamid Badar Osmany · CC BY 3.0

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Broad-banded Cardinalfish

Ostorhinchus fasciatus

The Broad-banded Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus fasciatus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Apogonidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 2 and 128 m deep. It grows to 12.6 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

Size
12.6 cmtotal length
Depth
2–128 m
Climate zone
Tropical

In the wild

Water type
Marine
Climate zone
Tropical
Habitat
Coral and rocky reefs

Depth

Conservation status

Classification

  1. FamilyApogonidae
  2. GenusOstorhinchus
  3. SpeciesOstorhinchus fasciatus

Quick answers

Broad-banded Cardinalfish size: how big does it get?
It grows to 12.6 cm (total length).
Broad-banded Cardinalfish: is it endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.

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Sources

The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.