Ostorhinchus sealei
Cheekbar Cardinalfish | Seale's Cardinalfish
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Cream coloured body with two thin yellow-brown stripes, one along back and one along mid body that often dissolves into spots towards tail. Dark spot on tail base above line of mid stripe. White patch on operculum with 2 short yellow bars, and a blue iris. Juveniles similar to many other cardinal juveniles, but with subtle distinctive features; white patch and bars sometimes visible and pink hue to dorsal fin edges and upper tail base.
Information
Max Size: 10 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 26.9-31°C
Depth: 3-25m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
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: Infrequent (6.9% 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: Large aggregations (111 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland