Cheilodipterus arabicus

Cheilodipterus arabicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiiformes
Family: Apogonidae
Genus: Cheilodipterus
Species:
C. arabicus
Binomial name
Cheilodipterus arabicus
(Gmelin, 1789)
Synonyms
  • Perca arabica Gmelin, 1789
  • Centropomus arabicus (Gmelin, 1789)
  • Perca lineata Forsskål, 1775
  • Cheilodipterus lineatus (Forsskål, 1775)
  • Cheilodipterus caninus J.L.B Smith, 1949

Cheilodipterus arabicus is a species of ray-finned fish from the cardinalfish family Apogonidae.[1] It is found in the western Indian Ocean in the following countries, Tanzania, Seychelles, and India where they are relatively common,[2] the species is also found in the Red Sea,[3] where it occurs in small shoals living in association with reefs.[4] It is characterized by pale brown color with 13–16 dark brown stripes. [5]

References

  1. ^ "Cheilodipterus arabicus, Tiger cardinal". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. ^ "Cheilodipterus arabicus, Tiger cardinal". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  3. ^ "Cheilodipterus arabicus, Tiger cardinal". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Cheilodipterus arabicus month-June". FishBase.
  5. ^ "Cheilodipterus arabicus, Tiger cardinal". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2024-05-22.


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