Ostorhinchus

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Ostorhinchus
File:Moluccan Cardinalfishes (Ostorhinchus monospilus) (8461324739).jpg
Ostorhinchus monospilus
File:Seale's Cardinalfish (Apogon sealei) (6058930501).jpg
Ostorhinchus sealei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Ostorhinchus
Lacépède, 1802
Type species
Ostorhinchus fleurieu
Lacépède, 1802
Synonyms

Lovamia Whitley, 1930

File:Ostorhinchus-apogonoides-3709.webp
O. apogonoides

Ostorhinchus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Apogonidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]

Etymology

The etymology of the word Ostorhinchus is Greek, with Ostor- stemming from ὀστέον (bone), and -rhinchus stemming from ῥῠ́γχος (Ancient Greek) or ρύγχος (Modern Greek), the meaning of which can be beak. The latter refers to the genus' advanced boned jaw.[2]

Species

File:Ostorhinchus aureus - Wilhelma 01.jpg
O. aureus

The 93 recognized species in this genus are:

References

  1. Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014): Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.
  2. Mazza, Giuseppe. "Ostorhinchus compressus - Monaco Nature Encyclopedia". Monaco Nature Encyclopedia (in French).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Fraser, T.H. (2012): A new species of deeper dwelling West Pacific cardinalfish (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) with a redescription of Ostorhinchus atrogaster. Zootaxa, 3492: 77–84.
  4. Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. (2017): A new species of cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus: Apogonidae) from the Solomon Islands. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 23 (1): 33-39.