Cheilodipterus Explained

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

Species

The 17 recognized species in this genus are:^[1]

• Cheilodipterus alleni Gon, 1993 (Allen's cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789) (tiger cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus artus J. L. B. Smith, 1961 (wolf cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus intermedius Gon, 1993 (intermediate cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus isostigmus (L. P. Schultz, 1940) (dog-toothed cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus lachneri Klausewitz, 1959 (Aqaba cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacépède, 1802) (large-toothed cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
• Cheilodipterus novemstriatus (Rüppell, 1838) (Indian Ocean two-spot cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus octovittatus G. Cuvier, 1828
• Cheilodipterus parazonatus Gon, 1993 (mimic cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus persicus Gon, 1993 (Persian cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus pygmaios Gon, 1993
• Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus G. Cuvier, 1828 (five-lined cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus singapurensis Bleeker, 1860 (truncated cardinalfish)
• Cheilodipterus subulatus M. C. W. Weber, 1909
• Cheilodipterus zonatus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (yellowbelly cardinalfish)

Notes and References

1. Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014): Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfishes (Percomorpha: Apogonidae) based on molecular analyses and comparative reevaluation of morphological characters. Zootaxa, 3846 (2): 151–203.