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(Evermann & Seale, 1907)
Very special thanks for the first photo of Ostorhinchus jenkinsi to Dr. Gerry R. Allen and Dr. Mark Erdmann, Australia.
The photo of this nocturnal cardinalfish was taken at Papua New Guinea.
Ostorhinchus jenkinsiis a benthic species and lives in clear lagoons with deep sand slopes, forming schools above remote rock or coral outcrops to 30 m depth.
Remarks: Mouthbrooder!
Synonyms:
Amia jenkinsi Evermann & Seale, 1907
Apogon jenkinsi (Evermann & Seale, 1907)
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 jenkinsi (Species)
Very special thanks for the first photo of Ostorhinchus jenkinsi to Dr. Gerry R. Allen and Dr. Mark Erdmann, Australia.
The photo of this nocturnal cardinalfish was taken at Papua New Guinea.
Ostorhinchus jenkinsiis a benthic species and lives in clear lagoons with deep sand slopes, forming schools above remote rock or coral outcrops to 30 m depth.
Remarks: Mouthbrooder!
Synonyms:
Amia jenkinsi Evermann & Seale, 1907
Apogon jenkinsi (Evermann & Seale, 1907)
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 jenkinsi (Species)