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Copperstriped cardinalfish
Ostorhinchus holotaenia
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Copperstriped cardinalfish
- Scientific
- Ostorhinchus holotaenia
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 8 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 15 to 35 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2022
Description
A small cardinalfish with coppery stripes, reaching about 8 cm, forming aggregations on coastal reefs at 15 to 35 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Ostorhinchus-holotaenia.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:KinsenIMDkyu.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.