Cheilodipterus
| Cheilodipterus | |
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| Cheilodipterus artus | |
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| Cheilodipterus intermedius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Apogonidae |
| Subfamily: | Apogoninae |
| Genus: | Cheilodipterus Lacépède, 1801 |
Cheilodipterus is a genus of fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cheilodipterus alleni Gon, 1993 (Allen's cardinalfish)
- Cheilodipterus arabicus J. F. Gmelin, 1789 (Tiger cardinal)
- 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 twospot cardinalfish)
- Cheilodipterus octovittatus G. Cuvier, 1828
- Cheilodipterus parazonatus Gon, 1993 (Mimic cardinal)
- 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)
References
- ↑ 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.
Further reading
- Gon, O. Revision of the Cardinalfish Genus Cheilodipterus: (Perciformes, Apogonidae), With Description of Five New Species. Issue 22 of Indo-Pacific Fishes, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, 1993.