genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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. A h ...
, 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 ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...
and the western
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...
Cheilodipterus arabicus
''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, bu ...
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 ...
, 1961 (wolf cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus intermedius
''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 (intermediate cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus isostigmus
''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 ...
'' ( L. P. Schultz, 1940) (dog-toothed cardinalfish)
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Cheilodipterus lachneri
''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 ...
Lacépède Lacepede can refer to:
* Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825), French naturalist and politician.
* Lacepede Bay, a bay in South Australia.
* Lacépède, Lot-et-Garonne, a ''commune'' in France
* Lacepede Islands, a group of four islands in ...
, 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 ...
Radcliffe
Radcliffe or Radcliff may refer to:
Places
* Radcliffe Line, a border between India and Pakistan
United Kingdom
* Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
** Radcliffe Tower, the remains of a medieval manor house in the town
** Radcliffe tram stop
* R ...
, 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ( ar, البحر الأح� ...
Cheilodipterus zonatus
''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., ...
'' H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (yellowbelly cardinalfish)