Ostorhinchus neotes

Ostorhinchus neotes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Ostorhinchus
Species: O. neotes
Binomial name
Ostorhinchus neotes
G. R. Allen, Kuiter & J. E. Randall, 1994

Ostorhinchus neotes is a nocturnal fish that inhabits lagoons and outer reefs in relatively clear water; usually with soft corals or gorgonian fans in the Western Central Pacific: Maumere Bay (Indonesia), Palau and Madang, and in waters around Papua New Guinea. This fish sometimes forms small schools or groups.

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