Cheekbar Cardinal, Ostorhinchus sealei (Fowler 1918)
Other Names: Cheek-bar Cardinal, Seale's Cardinalfish
Cheekbar Cardinalfish, Ostorhinchus sealei, in Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi,Indonesia. Source: Bernard Dupont / Flickr. License: CC BY Attribution-ShareAlike
Summary:
A pale yellow cardinalfish with a pair of narrow brown stripes along upper side, a small black spot on middle of caudal fin base, and pale-edged brownish bars on gill cover.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Ostorhinchus sealei in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Apr 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4208
Cheekbar Cardinal, Ostorhinchus sealei (Fowler 1918)
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Distribution |
Found on offshore reefs in the Timor Sea off north-western Australia - Ashmore and Hibernia reefs. Occurs elsewhere in the Indo-west pacific. Groups usually shelter amongst branching corals. |
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Similar Species |
Differs from Ostorhinchus chrysopomus in having pale edged brown bars on the gill cover rather than yellow spots. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
