''Cheilodipterus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of fishes in the 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. ...
, the cardinalfishes. They are native to the
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approximately 20% of the water area of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia (continent), ...
and the western
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...
.
Species
The 17 recognized species in this genus are:
[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.''
* ''
Cheilodipterus alleni''
Gon, 1993 (Allen's cardinalfish)
* ''
Cheilodipterus arabicus''
(Gmelin Gmelin may refer to:
* Karl Christian Gmelin, Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis, Alsatica et confinium regionum cis- et transrhenania'' (1806)
* Charles Gmelin (1872–1950), British Olympic athlete
* ...
, 1789) (tiger cardinalfish)
* ''
Cheilodipterus artus''
J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ...
, 1961 (wolf cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus intermedius''
Gon, 1993 (intermediate cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus isostigmus''
( L. P. Schultz, 1940) (dog-toothed cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus lachneri''
Klausewitz, 1959 (Aqaba cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus macrodon''
( Lacépède, 1802) (large-toothed cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus nigrotaeniatus
''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:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azu ...
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H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
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Cheilodipterus novemstriatus
''Cheilodipterus novemstriatus'', the Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish, is a species of ray-finned fish from the Indian Ocean, which is a member of the family Apogonidae. It has colonised the eastern Mediterranean Sea by way of the Suez Canal si ...
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( Rüppell, 1838) (Indian Ocean two-spot cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus octovittatus
''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:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azu ...
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G. Cuvier, 1828
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Cheilodipterus parazonatus
''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:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azu ...
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Gon, 1993 (mimic cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus persicus
''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:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azu ...
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Gon, 1993 (Persian cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus pygmaios
''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:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azu ...
''
Gon, 1993
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Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
The five-lined cardinalfish (''Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus'') is a species of marine fish in the family Apogonidae. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea
The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the In ...
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G. Cuvier, 1828 (five-lined cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus singapurensis
''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:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azu ...
''
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Cheilodipterus subulatus
''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:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azu ...
'' M. C. W. Weber, 1909
* '' Cheilodipterus zonatus'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (yellowbelly cardinalfish)
References
Apogoninae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Bernard Germain de Lacépède
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