Yelloweyed Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus monospilus
The Yelloweyed Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus monospilus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Apogonidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 2 and 41 m deep. It grows to 7.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 7.8 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Depth
- 2–41 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
Depth
surface
2 m41 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyApogonidae
- GenusOstorhinchus
- SpeciesOstorhinchus monospilus
Quick answers
- Yelloweyed Cardinalfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 7.8 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Yelloweyed Cardinalfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Yellowstriped cardinalfishOstorhinchus cyanosoma
Wassinki CardinalfishOstorhinchus wassinki
Coral CardinalfishOstorhinchus properuptus
Capricorn CardinalfishOstorhinchus capricornis
Blackstriped CardinalfishOstorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Broadstripe CardinalfishOstorhinchus angustatus
Redspot CardinalfishOstorhinchus rubrimacula
Blue-eye CardinalfishOstorhinchus compressus
Broad-banded CardinalfishOstorhinchus fasciatus
Ringtail CardinalfishOstorhinchus aureus
Norfolk CardinalfishOstorhinchus norfolcensis
Pajama cardinalfishSphaeramia nematoptera
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.