Scientific Name	Ostorhinchus apogonoides			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1856)	Depth	3 - 60M
Chinese	短齒鸚天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短牙鸚竺鯛
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔、短齒天竺鯛
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Manado, Sulawesi [Celebes], Indonesia.
Synonyms	Apogon apogonides, Apogon apogonoides, Apogon enigmaticus, Apogon monochrous, Apogonichthyoides enigmaticus, Cheilodipterus apogonides, Cheilodipterus apogonoides, Cheilodipterus apogonoïdes, Ostorhinchus apogonides, Ostorhynchus apogonides
Reference	1.臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. Shao, K. T., and J. P. Chen (1986) The New Records of Cardinalfishes from Taiwan, with a Synopsis of the Family Apogonidae. Journ. Taiwan Museum, 39(2):61-104；3. Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen and R. C. Steene (1990) Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. ；4. Randall, J. E. (2005) Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. i-xii + 1-707. ；5. Fraser, T. H. and E. A. Lachner (1985)A revision of the cardinalfish subgenera Pristiapogon and Zoramia (genus Apogon) of the Indo-Pacific region (Teleostei: Apogonidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 412: i-iii + 1-47.   Shao, K.T. etc. 1986 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Mabuchi, K. , T. H. Fraser, H. Song, Y. Azuma etc. 2014
Specimen List	ASIZP0054917. ASIZP0055975. ASIZP0055981. ASIZP0061931. ASIZP0061945. ASIZP0062148. ASIZP0802588. ASIZP0802589. NTOUP201207-639.
Common Name	Short-tooth cardinal; Diamond cardinal; Goldbelly cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VII-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 14. Maxilla extends to below or slightly beyond the middle of eye. Upper jaw, with a rows of villiform teeth, the outermost row being larger; an irregular band larger caniniform teeth at anterior half of the jaw.
habitats	Inhabits rocky cliffs. Also in sheltered coastal to outer reefs from shallow flats to over 50 m depth. Usually in pairs, small aggregations, or occasionally schooling. Occurrence is rather rare. Feeds on polychaetes and other small benthic invertebrates.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Philippines, north to Miyakejima, Japan and Taiwan, south to northern Australia.
Utility	No commercial value.