Ring-tailed Cardinalfish

Apogon aureus est un poisson de la famille des Apogonidae.

The ring-tailed cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus aureus) is a widespread fish species in the family Apogonidae found in the Red Sea and off East Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to Japan, and south to Australia. Taxonomy The French naturalist Philibert Commerson provided the first description of this fish from Réunion in the western Indian Ocean, but it was not published in a format allowing full citation. Therefore, the species name and description by Bernard Germain de Lacépède (who acknowledged Commerson) takes precedence, albeit with a nod to Commerson.

Ostorhinchus aureus es una especie de pez con aleta radiada del género Ostorhinchus, de la familia Apogonidae, orden Kurtiformes. ​ Fue descrita por Lacepède en 1802. ​​​​ Descripción Mide 14,5 cm de longitud total.