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Class: Teleostei
Order: Kurtiformes
Family: Apogonidae Cardinalfishes
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Cheilodipterus

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
Cheilodipterus alleni Gon, 1993

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Cheilodipterus alleni
[Allen's cardinalfish]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Cheilodipterus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789)

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Cheilodipterus arabicus
[Tiger cardinal]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18.7 cm SL
Cheilodipterus artus Smith, 1961

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Cheilodipterus artus
[Wolf cardinalfish]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Cheilodipterus intermedius Gon, 1993

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Cheilodipterus intermedius
[Intermediate cardinalfish]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Cheilodipterus isostigma (Schultz, 1940)

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Cheilodipterus isostigma
[Dog-toothed cardinalfish]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Cheilodipterus lachneri Klausewitz, 1959

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Cheilodipterus lachneri
[Aqaba Cardinalfish]

Photo by Wuertz, S.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacepède, 1802)

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Cheilodipterus macrodon
[Large toothed cardinalfish]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

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Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus
[]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Rüppell, 1838)

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Cheilodipterus novemstriatus
[Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish]
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Cheilodipterus octovittatus
[]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
Cheilodipterus parazonatus Gon, 1993

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Cheilodipterus parazonatus
[Mimic cardinal]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Cheilodipterus persicus Gon, 1993

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Cheilodipterus persicus
[Persian cardinalfish]

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Cheilodipterus pygmaios Gon, 1993

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Cheilodipterus pygmaios
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1828

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Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
[Five-lined cardinalfish]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Cheilodipterus singapurensis Bleeker, 1860

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Cheilodipterus singapurensis
[Truncate cardinalfish]
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Cheilodipterus subulatus
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Cheilodipterus zonatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912

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Cheilodipterus zonatus
[Yellowbelly cardinalfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cheilodipterus alleni Allen's cardinalfish Western Central Pacific 10.4 SL 1993
Cheilodipterus arabicus Tiger cardinal Western Indian Ocean 18 SL 1789
Cheilodipterus artus Wolf cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 18.7 SL 1961
Cheilodipterus intermedius Intermediate cardinalfish Western Pacific 20 SL 1993
Cheilodipterus isostigma Dog-toothed cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 11 TL 1940
Cheilodipterus lachneri Aqaba Cardinalfish Western Indian Ocean 12 SL 1959
Cheilodipterus macrodon Large toothed cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 25 TL 1802
Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus Indo-Pacific 10 TL 1912
Cheilodipterus novemstriatus Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish Western Indian Ocean 8 TL 1838
Cheilodipterus octovittatus Western Indian Ocean 1828
Cheilodipterus parazonatus Mimic cardinal Western Pacific 6.1 SL 1993
Cheilodipterus persicus Persian cardinalfish Western Indian Ocean 15 TL 1993
Cheilodipterus pygmaios Western Indian Ocean 5 SL 1993
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Five-lined cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 13 TL 1828
Cheilodipterus singapurensis Truncate cardinalfish Western Pacific 18 SL 1860
Cheilodipterus subulatus Western Pacific 1909
Cheilodipterus zonatus Yellowbelly cardinalfish Western Pacific 8 TL 1912



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