''Ostorhinchus'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family

Apogonidae Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water and a few (notably ''Glossamia'') are found in fresh water. A h ...

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Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters.
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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

The 93 recognized species in this genus are: * '' O. angustatus'' ( H. M. Smith &

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, 1911), broad-striped cardinalfish * '' O. aphanes'' ( T. H. Fraser, 2012)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.'' * '' O. apogonoides'' (

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& Jacquinot, 1853) * '' O. aterrimus'' ( Günther, 1867) * '' O. atrogaster'' (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912), black-belly cardinalfish * '' O. aureus'' (

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, 1802), ring-tailed cardinalfish * '' O. brevispinis'' (T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 2003) * '' O. bryx'' (T. H. Fraser, 1998), offshore cardinalfish * '' O. capricornis'' ( G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1993), Capricorn cardinalfish * '' O. cavitensis'' ( D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1907), white-line cardinalfish * '' O. chalcius'' (T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 1986) * '' O. cheni'' ( Hayashi, 1990) * '' O. chrysopomus'' (Bleeker, 1854), spotted-gill cardinalfish * '' O. chrysotaenia'' (Bleeker, 1851), yellow-lined cardinalfish * '' O. cladophilos'' (G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002), shelter cardinalfish * '' O. compressus'' (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1911), ochre-striped cardinalfish * '' O. cookii'' ( W. J. Macleay, 1881), Cook's cardinalfish * '' O. cyanosoma'' (Bleeker, 1853), yellow-striped cardinalfish * '' O. cyanotaenia'' (Bleeker, 1853) * '' O. dispar'' (T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 1976), red-spot cardinalfish * '' O. diversus'' (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) * '' O. doederleini'' (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901), Doederlein's cardinalfish * '' O. endekataenia'' (Bleeker, 1852), candy-stripe cardinalfish * '' O. fasciatus'' ( G. Shaw, 1790), broad-banded cardinalfish * '' O. flagelliferus'' (

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, 1961), coachwhip cardinalfish * '' O. flavus'' (G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 1993), brassy cardinalfish * '' O. fleurieu'' Lacépède, 1802, flower cardinalfish * '' O. franssedai'' (G. R. Allen, Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1994), Frans' cardinalfish * '' O. fukuii'' (Hayashi, 1990) * '' O. griffini'' (Seale, 1910), hook-fin cardinalfish * '' O. gularis'' (T. H. Fraser & Lachner, 1984), gular cardinalfish * '' O. hartzfeldii'' (Bleeker, 1852), Hartzfeld's cardinalfish * '' O. hoevenii'' (Bleeker, 1854), frost-fin cardinalfish * '' O. holotaenia'' (

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, 1905), copper-striped cardinalfish * '' O. ishigakiensis'' ( H. Ida & Moyer, 1974) * '' O. jenkinsi'' ( Evermann & Seale, 1907) * '' O. kiensis'' (D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1901), rifle cardinalfish * '' O. komodoensis'' (G. R. Allen, 1998), komodo cardinalfish * '' O. leptofasciatus'' (G. R. Allen, 2001), slender-line cardinalfish * '' O. leslie'' ( J. K. Schultz & J. E. Randall, 2006), Leslie's cardinalfish * '' O. limenus'' (J. E. Randall & Hoese, 1988), Sydney cardinalfish * '' O. lineomaculatus'' (G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002), line-spot cardinalfish * '' O. luteus'' (J. E. Randall & Kulbicki, 1998) (yellow cardinalfish) * '' O. maculiferus'' ( A. Garrett, 1864) (spotted cardinalfish) * '' O. magnifica'' (Seale, 1910) * '' O. margaritophorus'' (Bleeker, 1855) (red-striped cardinalfish) * '' O. melanoproctus'' (T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 1976), black-vent cardinalfish * '' O. melanopterus'' ( Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1930) * '' O. microspilos'' (G. R. Allen & J. E. Randall, 2002), micro-spot cardinalfish * '' O. moluccensis'' ( Valenciennes, 1832), Moluccan cardinalfish * '' O. monospilus'' (T. H. Fraser, J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2002) * '' O. multilineatus'' (Bleeker, 1874), many-lined cardinalfish * '' O. mydrus'' (D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905) * '' O. nanus'' (G. R. Allen, Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1994), tiny cardinalfish * '' O. neotes'' (G. R. Allen, Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1994), Mini cardinalfish * '' O. nigricans'' ( F. Day, 1875) * '' O. nigripes'' ( Playfair, 1867), black-foot cardinalfish * '' O. nigrocinctus'' (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912), black-belt cardinalfish * '' O. nigrofasciatus'' (Lachner, 1953), black-stripe cardinalfish * '' O. norfolcensis'' ( J. D. Ogilby, 1888), Norfolk cardinalfish * '' O. notatus'' ( Houttuyn, 1782), spot-nape cardinalfish * '' O. noumeae'' ( Whitley, 1958) * '' O. novemfasciatus'' (

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, 1828), seven-striped cardinalfish * '' O. ocellicaudus'' (G. R. Allen, Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1994), tail-eye cardinalfish * '' O. oxina'' (T. H. Fraser, 1999) * '' O. oxygrammus'' (G. R. Allen, 2001), sharp-line cardinalfish * '' O. pallidofasciatus'' (G. R. Allen, 1987), pale-striped cardinalfish * '' O. pallidus'' (G. R. Allen &

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A new species of cardinalfish (''Ostorhinchus'': Apogonidae) from the Solomon Islands.
''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 23 (1): 33-39.'' * '' O. parvulus'' (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) * '' O. pleuron'' (T. H. Fraser, 2005), Rib-bar cardinalfish * '' O. popur'' ( Montrouzier, 1857) * '' O. properuptus'' (Whitley, 1964), southern orange-lined cardinalfish * '' O. pselion'' (J. E. Randall, T. H. Fraser & Lachner, 1990) * '' O. quinquestriatus'' (Regan, 1908) * '' O. radcliffei'' (Fowler, 1918) * '' O. regula'' (T. H. Fraser & J. E. Randall, 2003) * '' O. relativus'' (J. E. Randall, 2001) * ''

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'' (J. E. Randall & Kulbicki, 1998), ruby-spot cardinalfish * '' O. rueppellii'' (Günther, 1859), western gobbleguts * '' O. schlegeli'' (Bleeker, 1855), Schlegel's cardinalfish * '' O. sealei'' (Fowler, 1918), Seale's cardinalfish * '' O. selas'' (J. E. Randall & Hayashi, 1990), meteor cardinalfish * '' O. semilineatus'' ( Temminck & Schlegel, 1843), half-lined cardinalfish * '' O. septemstriatus'' (Günther, 1880), seven-band cardinalfish * '' O. sinus'' (J. E. Randall, 2001) * '' O. spilurus'' (Regan, 1905) * '' O. taeniophorus'' (Regan, 1908), reef-flat cardinalfish * '' O. unitaeniatus'' (G. R. Allen, 1995) * '' O. urostigmus'' (Bleeker, 1874) * '' O. victoriae'' (Günther, 1859), western striped cardinalfish * ''

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'' (Bleeker, 1861), Kupang cardinalfish * '' O. wilsoni'' (Fowler, 1918)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q368510 Apogoninae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède