Cheilodipterus

Classification

Genus: Cheilodipterus
Family: Apogonidae - Cardinalfishes
Order: Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Cheilodipterus is a genus of fishes in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

There are 17 recognized species in this genus.

Species

Large-toothed cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus macrodon)

Five-lined cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus)

Cheilodipterus subulatus

Truncate cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus singapurensis)

Cheilodipterus pygmaios

Persian cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus persicus)

Mimic cardinal
(Cheilodipterus parazonatus)

Cheilodipterus octovittatus

Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus novemstriatus)

Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus

Aqaba Cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus lachneri)

Dog-toothed cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus isostigma)

Intermediate cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus intermedius)

Wolf cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus artus)

Tiger cardinal
(Cheilodipterus arabicus)

Allen’s cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus alleni)

Yellowbelly cardinalfish
(Cheilodipterus zonatus)

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