Husbandry
Very special thanks for the photos to Andrey Ryanskiy, Mark Rosenstein and Robert Yin!
Ostorhinchus dispar is found in caves of drop-offs; also in clear coastal to outer reefs, commonly in large black corals growing away from walls.
The cardinalfish is a moothbrooder.
Source: Fishbase
Synonym:
Apogon dispar Fraser & Randall, 1976
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Ostorhinchus (Genus) > Ostorhinchus dispar (Species)