Scientific Name	Ostorhinchus moluccensis			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Valenciennes, 1832)	Depth	0 - 5M
Chinese	摩鹿加鸚天竺鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	天竺鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F352　Apogonidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	摩鹿加鸚天竺鯛
Max Length	9 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	大面側仔、大目側仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Ambon I., Moluccas Is., Indonesia.
Synonyms	Apogon chrysosoma, Apogon molluccensis, Apogon moluccensis, Apogon monochrous, Apogon monocrous, Apogon sp. 3, Apogon ventrifasciatus, Archamia sp.
Reference	1.臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；2. Fishbase(2013)；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.   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	ASIZP0055676. ASIZP0055977. ASIZP0056970. ASIZP0061943.
Common Name	Moluccan cardinalfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays VII-I, 9; anal-fin rays II, 8; pectoral-fin rays 13-14. Body without any stripe; no canine-like teeth; preopercular ridge smooth; gill-rakers fewer than 21; no mark on cheek; peduncular spot absent; caudal fin forked.
habitats	Nocturnal species. Occurs inshore; usually in silty habitat on mud slopes and in lagoons.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: India to Indochina and Malay Archipelago to northern Australia.
Utility	No commercial value.