🌊 Marine
🌡️ Tropical
Ostorhinchus Sinus
Ostorhinchus sinus Randall, 2001
📖 Overview
Specimens have been collected in very shallow water (one from a tide pool) at the head of deep bays .
Scientific Name
Ostorhinchus sinus
Authority
Randall, 2001
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
8.5 cm
Depth Range
0–2 m
Trophic Level
3.5
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Apogoniformes
Apogoniformes
Family
Apogonidae
Apogonidae
Genus
Ostorhinchus
Ostorhinchus
Species
Ostorhinchus Sinus
Ostorhinchus sinus
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Ostorhinchus Sinus is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Ostorhinchus Sinus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
👄 Mouth Brooder
Mouthbrooders . Distinct pairing during courtship and spawning .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 2 m . Tropical Central Pacific: Marquesas Islands.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.5±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.01259 × L3.09
(TL)
Max TL
8.5cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.5
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Randall, 2001
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