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IllustrationFrans' cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus franssedai
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Frans' cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Ostorhinchus franssedai
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 7.5 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 13 to 40 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
A small, mostly translucent cardinalfish with two narrow coppery stripes on the upper body and a large black spot at the tail base. It groups in caves and under ledges on steep drop-offs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ostorhinchus-franssedai.html
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.