''Cheilodipterus arabicus'' is a species of
ray-finned fish from the
cardinalfish family Apogonidae
Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water and a few (notably ''Glossamia'') are found in fresh water. A h ...
. It is found in the western
Indian Ocean and the
Red Sea where it is relatively common, occurring in small shoals living in association with reefs.
References
Fish described in 1789
arabicus
Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
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