Ostorhinchus wassinki
Kupang cardinalfish | Apogon wassinki
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Similar to O. cyanosoma, O. properuptus and O. rubrimacula. Yellow stripes wider than silver intervening stripes distinguish it from O. cyanosoma, lower yellow stripes remain separate unlike O. properuptus, and lacks the red spot on tail base of O. rubrimacula. Lower silver stripe extends well past operculum on to body.
Information
Max Size: 7 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.5-31.4°C
Depth: 0-22m
Habitat Generalization Index: 13.57
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (32.1% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Many (23 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.