Ostorhinchus
Lovamia Whitley, 1930 Ostorhinchus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Apogonidae native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
[1] The etymology of the word Ostorhinchus is Greek, with Ostor- stemming from ὀστέον (bone), and -rhinchus stemming from ῥῠ́γχος (Ancient Greek) or ρύγχος (Modern Greek), the meaning of which can be beak.
The latter refers to the genus' advanced boned jaw.
[2] The 93 recognized species in this genus are:
