Scientific Name
Ostorhinchus compressus
Ostorhinchus compressus裂帶鸚天竺鯛
by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) Depth 2 - 20M
Chinese 裂帶鸚天竺鯛 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 天竺鯛科 Economic Fish No 
Family F352 Apogonidae Edible Fish Yes  Chinese In Mainland China 裂帶鸚天竺鯛 
Max Length 12 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 大面側仔、大目側仔、裂帶天竺鯛 
Distribution in World India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean   Distribution in Taiwan South 
Habitats Coral、Coastal  Holotype Locality Bisucay I., Cuyos Is., Philippines 
Synonyms Amia compressa, Apogon compressus, Apogonichthys macrophthalmus   
Reference 1. 臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);2. Fishbase(2013);3. 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;4. 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. ;5. Allen, G. R. and M. V. Erdmann (2012) Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth Australia. [v. I: x + 1-424 + end note; v. II: 425-855; v. III: preface, map, contents and 857-1260; including Appendix 1 (new species descriptions) and Appendix II (addendum), Copies were distributed in March 2012.]  Radcliffe, L. 1911 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 ASIZP0072462. ASIZP0072463. ASIZP0805148. ASIZP0805149. ASIZP0915152. ASIZP0915153.  
Barcode2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-07-20,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name Cardinalfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
Characteristic
habitats Found in small aggregates among or near mounds of branching corals. 
Distribution Indo-West Pacific: Malaysia east to Palau in Micronesia and the Solomon Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to the Great Barrier Reef. 
Utility No commercial value.