| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ostorhinchus capricornis (Allen & Randall, 1993) |
Capricorn cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 5.76 |
| Ostorhinchus cavitensis (Jordan & Seale, 1907) |
Whiteline cardinalfish | Indo-Pacific | 7.5 |
| Ostorhinchus chalcius (Fraser & Randall, 1986) |
Southeast Pacific | 11.6 | |
| Ostorhinchus cheni (Hayashi, 1990) |
Northwest Pacific | 13 | |
| Ostorhinchus chrysopomus (Bleeker, 1854) |
Spotted-gill cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 10 |
| Ostorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1851) |
Yellowlined cardinalfish | Indo-Pacific | 12 |
| Ostorhinchus cladophilos (Allen & Randall, 2002) |
Shelter cardinalfish | Western Central Pacific | 6 |
| Ostorhinchus compressus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) |
Ochre-striped cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 12 |
| Ostorhinchus cookii (Macleay, 1881) |
Cook's cardinalfish | Indo-Pacific | 10 |
| Ostorhinchus cyanosoma (Bleeker, 1853) |
Yellowstriped cardinalfish | Indo-Pacific | 8 |
| Ostorhinchus cyanotaenia (Bleeker, 1853) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Ostorhinchus dispar (Fraser & Randall, 1976) |
Redspot cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 5 |
| Ostorhinchus diversus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Ostorhinchus doederleini (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) |
Doederlein's cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 14 |
| Ostorhinchus endekataenia (Bleeker, 1852) |
Candystripe cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 14 |
| Ostorhinchus fasciatus (White, 1790) |
Broadbanded cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 12.6 |
| Ostorhinchus flagelliferus Smith, 1961 |
Coachwhip cardinal | Western Indian Ocean | 13 |
| Ostorhinchus flavus (Allen & Randall, 1993) |
Brassy cardinalfish | Southwest Pacific | 9.59 |
| Ostorhinchus fleurieu Lacepède, 1802 |
Flower cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 14.2 |
| Ostorhinchus franssedai (Allen, Kuiter & Randall, 1994) |
Frans' cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 7.5 |
| Ostorhinchus fukuii (Hayashi, 1990) |
Indo-West Pacific | 9.34 | |
| Ostorhinchus griffini (Seale, 1910) |
Hookfin cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 13.5 |
| Ostorhinchus gularis (Fraser & Lachner, 1984) |
Gular cardinalfish | Western Indian Ocean | 6.6 |
| Ostorhinchus hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1852) |
Hartzfeld's cardinalfish | Indo-Pacific | 12 |
| Ostorhinchus hoevenii (Bleeker, 1854) |
Frostfin cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 6 |
| Ostorhinchus angustatus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) |
Broadstriped cardinalfish | Indo-Pacific | 11 |
| Ostorhinchus aphanes Fraser, 2012 |
Western Pacific | 4.46 | |
| Ostorhinchus apogonoides (Bleeker, 1856) |
Short-tooth cardinal | Indo-West Pacific | 10 |
| Ostorhinchus aroubiensis (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Ostorhinchus aterrimus (Günther, 1867) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Ostorhinchus atrogaster (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) |
Blackbelly cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 5.9 |
| Ostorhinchus aureus (Lacepède, 1802) |
Ring-tailed cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 14.5 |
| Ostorhinchus brevispinis (Fraser & Randall, 2003) |
Eastern Central Pacific | 6.2 | |
| Ostorhinchus bryx (Fraser, 1998) |
Offshore cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 5.19 |
| Ostorhinchus holotaenia (Regan, 1905) |
Copperstriped cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 8 |
| Ostorhinchus ishigakiensis (Ida & Moyer, 1974) |
Western Pacific | 6 | |
| Ostorhinchus jenkinsi (Evermann & Seale, 1907) |
Spot-nape cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 8.7 |
| Ostorhinchus kiensis (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) |
Rifle cardinal | Northwest Pacific | 8 |
| Ostorhinchus komodoensis (Allen, 1998) |
Komodo cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 10 |
| Ostorhinchus leptofasciatus (Allen, 2001) |
Slenderline cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 5 |
| Ostorhinchus leslie Schultz & Randall, 2006 |
Central Pacific | 4.9 | |
| Ostorhinchus limenus (Randall & Hoese, 1988) |
Sydney cardinalfish | Southwest Pacific | 14 |
| Ostorhinchus lineomaculatus (Allen & Randall, 2002) |
Linespot cardinalfish | Indian Ocean | 6.5 |
| Ostorhinchus luteus (Randall & Kulbicki, 1998) |
Yellow cardinalfish | Western Central Pacific | 4.42 |
| Ostorhinchus maculiferus (Garrett, 1864) |
Spotted cardinalfish | Eastern Central Pacific | 14 |
| Ostorhinchus margaritophorus (Bleeker, 1855) |
Red-striped cardinalfish | Western Central Pacific | 6.5 |
| Ostorhinchus melanoproctus (Fraser & Randall, 1976) |
Blackvent cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 4 |
| Ostorhinchus melanopterus (Fowler & Bean, 1930) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Ostorhinchus microspilos (Allen & Randall, 2002) |
Microspot cardinalfish | Indian Ocean | 7 |
| Ostorhinchus moluccensis (Valenciennes, 1832) |
Moluccan cardinalfish | Indo-Pacific | 9 |
| Ostorhinchus monospilus (Fraser, Randall & Allen, 2002) |
Moluccen cardinal | Indo-Pacific | 7.8 |
| Ostorhinchus multilineatus (Bleeker, 1874) |
Many-lined cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 10 |
| Ostorhinchus mydrus (Jordan & Seale, 1905) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Ostorhinchus nanus (Allen, Kuiter & Randall, 1994) |
Tiny cardinalfish | Western Central Pacific | 6 |
| Ostorhinchus neotes (Allen, Kuiter & Randall, 1994) |
Mini cardinalfish | Western Central Pacific | 2.7 |
| Ostorhinchus nigripes (Playfair, 1867) |
Blackfoot cardinal | Western Indian Ocean | 7 |
| Ostorhinchus nigrocincta (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) |
Blackbelt cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 9.1 |
| Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus (Lachner, 1953) |
Blackstripe cardinalfish | Indo-Pacific | 10 |
| Ostorhinchus norfolcensis (Ogilby, 1888) |
Norfolk cardinalfish | Southwest Pacific | 15 |
| Ostorhinchus notatus (Houttuyn, 1782) |
Spotnape cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 10 |
| Ostorhinchus noumeae (Whitley, 1958) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1828) |
Sevenstriped cardinalfish | Pacific Ocean | 10 |
| Ostorhinchus ocellicaudus (Allen, Kuiter & Randall, 1994) |
Tail-eye cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 5 |
| Ostorhinchus oxina (Fraser, 1999) |
Indian Ocean | 7.1 | |
| Ostorhinchus oxygrammus (Allen, 2001) |
Sharpline cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 3.87 |
| Ostorhinchus pallidofasciatus (Allen, 1987) |
Palestriped cardinalfish | Eastern Indian Ocean | 7 |
| Ostorhinchus pallidus Allen & Erdmann, 2017 |
Western Pacific | 5.18 | |
| Ostorhinchus parvulus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1912) |
Western Pacific | 4 | |
| Ostorhinchus pleuron (Fraser, 2005) |
Rib-bar cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 10.4 |
| Ostorhinchus properuptus (Whitley, 1964) |
Southern orange-lined cardinal fish | Indo-Pacific | 6 |
| Ostorhinchus pselion (Randall, Fraser & Lachner, 1990) |
Western Indian Ocean | 4 | |
| Ostorhinchus quinquestriatus (Regan, 1908) |
Western Indian Ocean | 3.65 | |
| Ostorhinchus radcliffei (Fowler, 1918) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Ostorhinchus regula (Fraser & Randall, 2003) |
Western Central Pacific | 3.84 | |
| Ostorhinchus relativus (Randall, 2001) |
Eastern Central Pacific | 7.38 | |
| Ostorhinchus rubrimacula (Randall & Kulbicki, 1998) |
Rubyspot cardinalfish | Western Central Pacific | 4.47 |
| Ostorhinchus rueppellii (Günther, 1859) |
Gobbleguts | Western Central Pacific | 12 |
| Ostorhinchus schlegeli (Bleeker, 1855) |
Schlegel's cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 12 |
| Ostorhinchus sealei (Fowler, 1918) |
Seale's cardinalfish | Indo-Pacific | 10 |
| Ostorhinchus selas (Randall & Hayashi, 1990) |
Meteor cardinalfish | Western Pacific | 4 |
| Ostorhinchus semilineatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1842) |
Half-lined cardinal | Western Pacific | 12 |
| Ostorhinchus septemstriatus (Günther, 1880) |
Sevenband cardinalfish | West Pacific | 5.3 |
| Ostorhinchus sinus (Randall, 2001) |
Eastern Central Pacific | 8.49 | |
| Ostorhinchus spilurus (Regan, 1905) |
Western Indian Ocean | 7.35 | |
| Ostorhinchus taeniophorus (Regan, 1908) |
Reef-flat cardinalfish | Indo-Pacific | 11.5 |
| Ostorhinchus unitaeniatus (Allen, 1995) |
Single-striped cardinalfish | Indo-West Pacific | 6 |
| Ostorhinchus urostigmus (Bleeker, 1874) |
Western Central Pacific | 15 | |
| Ostorhinchus victoriae (Günther, 1859) |
Western striped cardinalfish | Eastern Indian Ocean | 8 |
| Ostorhinchus wassinki (Bleeker, 1861) |
Kupang cardinalfish | Western Central Pacific | 7 |
| Ostorhinchus wilsoni (Fowler, 1918) |
Western Central Pacific |