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

Ostorhinchus
Ostorhinchus monospilus
Ostorhinchus sealei
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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

O. apogonoides

Etymology

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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

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O. aureus

The 93 recognized species in this genus are:

References

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  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).
  3. ^ a b 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.