Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Philippines Brunei, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Size: 5 inches (12 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow weedy coastal reefs and usually found at depths between 6 – 30 feet (2 – 10 m) where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.
General Husbandry: Has a bronze body with some pale orange in its fins. As of 2016, not yet collected for the trade. However, should it become available, its aquarium husbandry would be similar to that of A. angustatus. Simply open that species to view those recommendations.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Apogon/Ostorhinchus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Can technically be found also listed as: Ostorhinchus griffini.