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Genus of fishes

Ostorhinchus
Ostorhinchus monospilus
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

O. apogonoides

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

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.

Species

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).
  3. ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers
Ostorhinchus
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