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Ostorhinchus margaritophorus (Bleeker, 1855)

Red-striped cardinalfish
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Ostorhinchus margaritophorus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Philippines country information

Common names: Kultit
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected from various expeditions from Luzon (Port Jamelo, Batangas; Saboon I., Ragay Gulf; Camarines Sur); Palawan; San Juanico Straits, Leyte; Catbalogan, Samar; Cebu; Negros Oriental (Dumaguete); and, Sulu Prov. (Coron, Busuanga, Sitankai, Tara and Tataan islands) (Ref. 280). Also Ref. 48613, 90102.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Herre, A.W.C.T., 1953
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology:   More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 5 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 20°N - 28°S, 94°E - 168°E

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