Redspot Cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus rubrimacula
The Redspot Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus rubrimacula) is a tropical marine fish of the family Apogonidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 0 and 33 m deep. It grows to 4.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 4.5 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Depth
- 0–33 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
Depth
surface
0 m33 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyApogonidae
- GenusOstorhinchus
- SpeciesOstorhinchus rubrimacula
Quick answers
- Redspot Cardinalfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 4.5 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Redspot Cardinalfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Yellowstriped cardinalfishOstorhinchus cyanosoma
Capricorn CardinalfishOstorhinchus capricornis
Coral CardinalfishOstorhinchus properuptus
Wassinki CardinalfishOstorhinchus wassinki
Yelloweyed CardinalfishOstorhinchus monospilus
Blackstriped CardinalfishOstorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Broadstripe CardinalfishOstorhinchus angustatus
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.