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Broadstriped cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus angustatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Broadstriped cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Ostorhinchus angustatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 11 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 65 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2021
Description
A whitish cardinalfish with five brassy to dark brown stripes and a dark spot at the tail base, reaching about 11 cm. It lives on clear seaward reefs and drop-offs, hiding under ledges by day.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ostorhinchus-angustatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Ostorhinchus_angustatus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.