Ostorhinchus sealei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Kurtiformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Genus: | Ostorhinchus |
| Species: | O. sealei
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| Binomial name | |
| Ostorhinchus sealei (Fowler, 1918)
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Ostorhinchus sealei, Seale's cardinalfish or the cheek-barred cardinalfish, is a species of
mouthbrooders which form pairs to mate.[2] During the day these fish shelter in the reef and they emerge at night to feed on zooplankton and benthic invertebrates.[1] The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Alvin Seale (1871–1958).[3]
References
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- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Ostorhinchus sealei" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2018). "Order Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes and Cardinalfishes)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
External links
- Photos of Ostorhinchus sealei on Sealife Collection
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