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Ostorhinchus nanus (Allen, Kuiter & Randall, 1994)

Tiny cardinalfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Dauin-Apo I. (Ref. 127519). Calamianes Islands, Palawan (Ref. 48613). Also Ref. 90102, 121724.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Werner, T.B. and G.R. Allen, 2000
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Kurtiformes (Nurseryfishes, cardinalfishes.) > Apogonidae (Cardinalfishes) > Apogoninae
Etymology: nanus: Name from Latin 'nanus' meaning dwarf, referring to its size being one of the smallest in the genus..
  More on authors: Allen, Kuiter & Randall.

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

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